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1961 Map of Poth

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Poth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The town of Poth serves as a central hub on this Wilson County landscape, situated along the Southern Pacific rail line. Established as a regional center for agriculture and trade, the town is marked by local institutions like the Blessed Sacrament Ch and the nearby Lutheran Cem. The map reveals an economy tied to both the land and its resources, featuring the Bienek Oil Field to the north and the Falls City Oil Field near the southern boundary line with Karnes County.

Water plays a defining role in the local geography, with the San Antonio River meandering through the southwest corner and Marcelinas Creek cutting through the center. Small industrial sites, such as a Quarry, are scattered among the fields and creek beds. This 1961 survey, field-checked from 1959 aerial photography, documents the infrastructure of post-war rural Texas before later development altered many of these original property lines and farm-to-market routes.