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1978 Map of Ryanville

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Ryanville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Ryanville serves as the central hub of this coastal plain landscape, situated along the boundary between Goliad Co and Refugio Co. The 1970s terrain is defined by a heavy industrial presence of petroleum extraction, with numerous Oil Wells and a Pipeline network crisscrossing the brush country. Water is a dominant feature of the local geography, ranging from the large expanse of Willow Lake to smaller catchments like Bundick Lake and Flat Lake.

Evidence of local travel and rest is seen at the Roadside Park and along rural thoroughfares like McGill Road and Jackson Road. The landscape transitions from the riparian corridors of Blanco Creek and Melon Creek to the broad, open expanse of Ninemile Flat. This orthophoto-based study provides an exact look at the cattle and oil infrastructure of South Texas during a period of steady energy development, anchored by a prominent Radio Tower near the county line.