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2013 Map of Refugio

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Refugio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Refugio serves as the central hub of this South Texas landscape, situated where the Mission River begins its winding course toward the coast. The town's grid is dense with residential streets like W Houston and E Commons St, while the surrounding coastal prairie is defined by energy extraction and family history. The presence of the Refugio Oil Field and the Melon Creek Oil and Gas Field indicates the long-standing importance of the petroleum industry to the local economy.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous burial sites scattered across the quadrangle, from the Holy Cross Cem and Mt Calvary Cem near the town center to the more outlying Heard Cem and Williams Cem. Hydrological features like Medio Cr, Blanco Cr, and La Rosa Cr cross the plains, supporting a network of ranch roads such as W Ranch Road 1 and Old Goliad Rd that connect isolated homesteads to the county seat.