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1957 Map of Texla

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Texla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The settlement of Vidor emerges as a growing community in this mid-century survey, with residential developments like Maple Crest Acres and Lakewood beginning to fill the landscape. This area of Orange County is a complex network of industrial activity and historical transit routes, anchored by the namesake village of Texla in the north and Doty further south. The map documents a significant era of petroleum and timber transport, featuring an active rail corridor served by the Kansas City Southern and Missouri Pacific lines, alongside an abandoned rail spur and numerous Oil Wells.

Local history and genealogy are preserved through several landmarks, including the Singleton Cem, Linscomb Cem, and the Log Cabin Tabernacle. The natural environment is defined by the wetlands of Sawgrass Marsh and the meandering paths of Caney Creek and Cow Bayou. Of particular interest to historians is the presence of the Old Spanish Trail running along the southern edge and the Old Texla Mill Road, marking the earlier paths of commerce through the Texas piney woods.