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1961 Map of Three Oaks

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Three Oaks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Three Oaks serves as the focal point for this rural South Texas landscape, where the community's life in the early 1960s centered on the Three Oaks Ch and Three Oaks Sch. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of Sulphur Creek, Borrego Creek, and Los Cortes Creek, which cut through a mosaic of open fields and brush. An interesting intersection of local government is visible through the Wilson Co Atascosa Co and Wilson Co Karnes Co boundaries that meet in this vicinity.

Industrial activity is noted through several Mines, a Gravel Pit, and a Borrow Pit, while the presence of Tailings and a Pipeline suggests a landscape transitioning toward more intensive resource extraction. Smaller settlements like Dewees appear at the margins of the quadrangle, connected by a network of unimproved and light-duty roads that tie the agricultural and mining operations to the wider region.