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1964 Map of Thrall

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Thrall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The town of Thrall sits along the Missouri Pacific railroad in the 1960s, serving as a hub for the surrounding agricultural and industrial landscape of Williamson County. The map documents an economy driven by local resources, with the Thrall Oil Field, Noack Oil Field, and Beyersville Oil Field scattered across the plains. These small petroleum pockets, alongside scattered Gravel Pits, highlight the extraction history of the Blackland Prairie region.

Rural community life is centered around several small settlements and their landmarks, such as New Bern Hall and the Christ Ch and Christ Ch Cem complex near Noack. To the south, the village of Beyersville is situated near the Beyersville Cem and the confluence of Dry Brushy Creek and Little Brushy Creek. The land is also marked by numerous water management structures, including Site No 18 and Site No 33, which modulate the drainage into Brushy Creek.