2010 Map of Thrall

About this map

Thrall and the surrounding Williamson County blacklands appear as a landscape defined by petroleum extraction and water management in the early twenty-first century. This survey documents the Thrall Oil Field, Noack Oil Field, and Beyersville Oil Field, illustrating the ongoing significance of the local oil industry alongside traditional agricultural settlements like Beyersville and Noack. Numerous Soil Conservation Service projects, including the Soil Conservation Service Site 33 Reservoir and the Soil Conservation Service Site 18 Reservoir, show the extensive network of dams and reservoirs built to manage the drainage of Mustang Creek and Brushy Creek. For genealogists, the map preserves the location of several burial grounds, including Christ Church Cemetery, the Wuthrich Hill Cemetery near Wuthrich Hill, and the Beyersville Cemetery, which serve as anchors for these long-standing rural communities.