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1952 Map of Point Comfort

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Point Comfort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Lavaca River and its expansive bay systems dominate this 1952 topographic study of the Texas Gulf Coast. Industrial development is evident at Point Comfort, where infrastructure such as a Water Tower and several storage tanks support the growing settlement near the Point Comfort and Northern railroad line. The landscape is a transition of water and wetlands, from the sheltered Swan Lake to the tidal reaches of Lavaca Bay and Cox Bay.

Resource extraction and maritime navigation are central to the area's mid-century character. Numerous oil wells are scattered across the Lake Field to the northeast, while the bay waters are marked with Daybeacons to guide vessels around hazards like Gallinipper Reef. Across the water, the town of Port Lavaca sits at the edge of Noble Point, connected to the eastern shore by a long bridge crossing that bypasses Mud Flat and Mitchell Point.