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1958 Map of Somerset

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Somerset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Somerset Oil Field dominates the landscape of southern Bexar County in the late 1950s, characterized by a dense network of Oil Wells and Gas Wells that stretch across the rolling Texas terrain. The town of Somerset serves as the primary hub, where the Missouri Pacific rail line and a local Athletic Field mark the community's social and economic center. Just to the west, the small settlement of Bexar is anchored by the Bexar Ch and the nearby Bexar Cem, providing a focal point for family historians and genealogists.

Industrial development is visible through the extensive network of Pipeline infrastructure and an Old Railroad Grade that hints at older transportation patterns. The landscape transitions from the developed oil plots in the north to more heavily wooded areas as one crosses the Bexar Co Atascosa Co line. Significant local landmarks like Old Rock Ch remain as cultural anchors amidst the active petroleum extraction of the era.