1958 Map of Seguin

About this map

The Guadalupe River and Colorado River systems anchor this mid-century survey of the South Texas plains, a landscape transitioning between established agricultural hubs and a growing petrochemical economy. Major transit corridors define the region, with the Southern Pacific and Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroads connecting historic market towns like Seguin, Gonzales, and Columbus. The map reveals the extensive rural infrastructure of the late 1950s, showing hundreds of individual oil wells and tanks scattered across the eastern sections near Eagle Lake and Wharton. Significant landmarks like Stephen F. Austin State Park along the Brazos River provide recreation, while the placement of isolated rural identifiers such as the Behring Store and Rabb Prairie highlight the area's local commercial and geographic identity before modern interstate development shifted the regional focus.