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2022 Map of Southton

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Southton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The San Antonio River and Salado Cr converge south of the city, defining a landscape shaped by both historic irrigation and mid-century aviation. This area preserves a dense concentration of cultural sites within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, where the Espada Ditch once carried water to mission lands. The transition from urban San Antonio to the rural south is marked by numerous family and mission-related burial grounds, including the San Juan Cem, Espada Cem, and Gonzales Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research.

Industrial and military development are prominent through the footprint of Brooks AFB and the Stinson Municipal Airport. Small settlements like Bergs Mill, Southton, and Buena Vista dot the map, connected by a network of farm-to-market roads that cross the Medina River and Leon Cr. This survey illustrates the evolving land use as the city's outskirts integrate former agricultural tracts and wetlands near Mitchell Lake.