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1954 Map of Orange Grove

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Orange Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Fort Lipantitlan (Historical Site) and the Battle Site & Monument anchor the historical geography of this South Texas landscape, marking the conflict and transition between the Mexican and Texan eras. Situated along the Nueces River, the map captures a rural economy in the mid-1950s defined by a dense network of energy extraction and rail transport. The Wade City Oil Field and Stratton Oil Field are woven into the terrain alongside long-established settlements like Orange Grove and San Patricio.

Transport lines including the Texas and New Orleans and Missouri Pacific railroads connect agricultural hubs and oil fields. Local infrastructure is documented in detail, from the Old San Patricio Cemetery to the Leona Sch and the Naval Auxiliary Field (Inactive) near the Nueces County border. This survey illustrates the landscape just before late-century modernization, preserving the locations of rural schoolhouses and family-named landmarks like Knolle and Bluntzer.