1958 Map of Somerset

About this map

Somerset Oil Field dominates the landscape of this region southwest of San Antonio, where a dense network of Oil Wells and a major Pipeline reflect a mid-century petroleum economy. The town of Somerset serves as the primary hub, featuring a central Athletic Field and a transition from rural homesteads to a more structured town grid. To the west, the smaller community of Bexar is marked by the Bexar Cem, while the cultural landscape is further defined by the Old Rock Ch sitting just north of the county line. An Old Railroad Grade cutting through the terrain provides a physical link to earlier transportation patterns that predated the intensive oil development seen here in the late 1950s. The boundary between Bexar Co and Atascosa Co runs through the lower third of the sheet, dividing a countryside characterized by shifting vegetation and industrial activity.