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1963 Map of Tulsita

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Tulsita
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Southern Pacific railroad tracks cut a diagonal path through the South Texas brush country, connecting the small communities of Tulsita, Burnell, and Pettus. This 1960s survey, updated in the late 1980s, reveals a landscape heavily shaped by the energy industry, with the Burnell Oil Field and Pettus North Oil Field sprawling across the terrain. Amidst the numerous oil wells and pipelines, the map identifies several quarries and a centralized Refinery near the Bee and Karnes county line.

Watercourses such as Medio Creek and Hondo Creek provide the primary geographic relief, while local heritage is preserved at sites like Green Ch, Dahl Cem, and Pettus Cem. The detailed topography illustrates the transition from open ranchland to industrial extraction zones, marked by a dense network of unimproved roads and fine red dashed fence lines that define property boundaries in this rural section of Bee and Karnes counties.