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1984 Map of Schwab City

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Schwab City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Trinity River winds through the bottomlands of the Polk and San Jacinto county line, defining a landscape shaped by petroleum extraction and riparian systems. The northern portion of the map is dominated by the Livingston Oil Field, while the Schwab Oil Field sits further south near the community of Ace. This 1980s landscape shows a complex network of industrial infrastructure, with numerous Oil Wells and pipelines cutting across the piney woods and creek drainages.

Local history is preserved in the placement of the Blue Water Cem and Menard Ch, serving small settlements like Schwab City. The river's influence is clear from the many oxbows and named water bodies such as Gerlach Lake and Devils Lake. Transportation history is represented by Drews Landing and a nearby Ford on Menard Creek, indicating long-standing river crossing points used well into the late twentieth century.