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1955 Map of San Elizario

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of San Elizario
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

San Elizario serves as the focal point of this 1950s borderland survey, situated along the complex irrigation and drainage networks of the El Paso Valley. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the Rio Grande, which forms the international boundary between Texas and Mexico. Agriculture and transit dictate the town's layout, with numerous named waterways such as the Riverside Canal and San Elizario Lateral crisscrossing the terrain to support local farming.

Evidence of deep regional history is found in the intersection of the Old Spanish Trail and the Jefferson Davis Highway north of the town center. The T & No (Sp) Rr runs along the northeastern edge, marking the vital rail corridor. Within the village, local landmarks including a Church and Cem provide essential touchpoints for genealogists researching families from this historic Rio Grande settlement.