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1967 Map of Schertz

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Schertz
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Randolph Air Force Base dominates the southeastern quadrant of this landscape, its distinctive circular street patterns and airfield infrastructure contrasting with the expanding residential developments of Universal City and Schertz. The 1973 revisions, highlighted in purple, reveal a period of rapid suburban growth between San Antonio and the Cibolo Creek corridor. These updates show the expansion of neighborhoods near Windcrest and Live Oak, where once-rural lands were being partitioned into housing tracts and shopping centers.

Beyond the suburban fringe, the map preserves older rural layers defined by a high density of family burial grounds and country schools. A series of small cemeteries, including Wheeler Cem, Davenport Cem, and Sahm Cem, are scattered along the rail lines of the Missouri Pacific and Kansas Texas railroads. These features, along with landmarks like the Comanche Lookout and the Northeast Airport, document the transition of Bexar and Guadalupe counties from a ranching and railroad-centric economy to a modern military and residential hub.