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1958 Map of Saint Hedwig

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Saint Hedwig
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Saint Hedwig and the rural crossings of eastern Bexar County are captured here in a 1958 survey, with 1973 revisions shown in purple. This landscape is defined by the winding course of Cibolo Creek and the curiously named Woman Hollering Creek, where a traditional agrarian settlement pattern persists. Local life at the time centered on small parish schools and rural chapels, including Annunciation Sch, Redeemer Ch, and Hebron Ch.

Infrastructure is anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad and the Zuehl Air Force Auxiliary Field in the northeast corner near the Guadalupe County line. The map provides a detailed view of these small community hubs like Adkins, Carpenter, and Zuehl before the suburban expansion of San Antonio moved further east. The transition from agricultural use to modern development is visible in the purple revisions, which document road updates and emerging structures nearly two decades after the original survey.