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1952 Map of Sargent

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Sargent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Caney Creek and its many serpentine oxbows, such as Walker Bend and Red Bend, define this coastal Matagorda County landscape. The settlement of Sargent is situated at a critical bend in the creek, serving as a gateway to the marshlands and bay systems to the south. Near the village, researchers can find the Sargent Cem, while the Cedar Lakes Sch appears to the northeast, anchoring a rural community supported by a mix of ranching and emerging oil interests, indicated by Oil Wells and Oil Tanks scattered through the lowlands.

The southern edge of the sheet transition into the Intracoastal Waterway and the expansive East Matagorda Bay, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the narrow strip of the Matagorda Peninsula. Drainage patterns here are complex, with Live Oak Bayou and Boggy Bayou threading through the wetlands. This 1952 data, based on aerial photography from the mid-1940s, documents the coastal topography before significant modern development altered the shoreline.