1962 Map of South of Star Lake

About this map

The Gulf of Mexico dominates this coastal survey of the Jefferson County shoreline, documenting the transition between land and sea in the early 1960s. The map illustrates a narrow strip of land along the upper Texas coast, where the state highway 87 skirts the water's edge. This specific coastal segment is characterized by its emerging industrial presence, highlighted by the offshore Oil Well located west of the central meridian. Compiled from hydrographic data and photogrammetric methods, the sheet provides a record of the shifting shoreline and bathymetry just south of Star Lake during a period of active offshore exploration. The sounding data reveals the gradual deepening of the gulf floor, essential for understanding the maritime geography of the region before subsequent decades of coastal erosion and development.