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1952 Map of Port Lavaca West

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Port Lavaca West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The coastal plains of Calhoun County are defined by the winding course of Chocolate Bayou as it moves toward Chocolate Bay. The city of Port Lavaca occupies the northeastern corner of the map, showing mid-century infrastructure such as the County Hospital, a Courthouse, and a Drive-in Theater along the city's edge. The Southern Pacific railroad cuts a straight line through the landscape, bypassing the more rural southern stretches where Coloma Creek and the settlement of Coloma are located.

Industrial development is visible through an extensive Oil Field and numerous Tanks scattered across the prairie. The geography is heavily managed by a network of Levees and an Aqueduct, reflecting the local efforts to control water and drainage in this low-lying region. Aviation history is noted at Tanner Airport, while genealogists can locate the Branch Cem and other small burial sites that serve as markers of early settlement before the modern industrial expansion.