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1966 Map of Rising Star

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Rising Star
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Rising Star serves as the focal point for this mid-1960s survey of the tri-county area where Eastland, Brown, and Comanche counties converge. The town's infrastructure is recorded in detail, showing a High Sch, Hosp, and Water Tank, while the surrounding landscape reveals the importance of the regional energy and materials industry through numerous Oil Wells, Gas Wells, and Gravel Pits.

Evidence of historical transportation shifts is clear along the Old Railroad Grade passing through the small settlement of Chuckville to the east. The map also documents long-standing community centers such as Wolf Valley Ch and Amity Ch, near the settlement of Amity. This survey captures a rural Texas landscape defined by petroleum extraction and small agricultural outposts during a period of steady industrial development.