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1966 Map of Tyler South

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Tyler South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The city of Tyler serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating a period of significant suburban expansion and institutional development. The map details a dense network of civic and religious landmarks, ranging from the central City Hall and Courthouse to numerous neighborhood schools like Boulter Jr High Sch and Rice Sch. Local history and genealogy researchers will find an exceptional density of burial grounds, including the historic Oakwood Cem and Ahavath Achim Cem, providing a clear record of the community's early established families and religious congregations.

Outside the urban core, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of rural holdings and water features such as Bellwood Lake and Greenbriar Lake. The industrial and transportation identity of the region is evident in the routes of the St Louis Southwestern and Missouri Pacific railroads, which facilitated the growth of outlying points like Elberta. The presence of small country churches, such as Midway Ch and Copeland Macedonia Ch, alongside oil wells and the Landing Strip, reflects the varied agricultural and petroleum-based economy of Smith County during this era.