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1958 Map of Somerset

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Somerset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Somerset Oil Field dominates the landscape of this south Texas region, where the dense extraction network of oil wells and a Pipeline cut across the rolling terrain of the Bexar Co Atascosa Co border. Originally mapped in the 1950s and updated with 1982 photorevisions, the map captures the community of Somerset and the nearby settlement of Bexar, illustrating a rural economy transitioning from traditional agriculture to intensive energy production.

Local landmarks such as Old Rock Ch and the Bexar Cem provide important genealogical anchor points for the area. Traces of previous infrastructure are visible in the Old Railroad Grade running west of Somerset, while the presence of a Mine and various substations indicates the industrial diversity of the late twentieth-century landscape. The map effectively documents the intersection of legacy rural life and the sprawling infrastructure of the Texas oil industry.