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1962 Map of Verhelle

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Verhelle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Guadalupe River meanders across this DeWitt County landscape, creating a fertile river valley flanked by the wooded heights of Crittendon Hollow and numerous drainage branches. In the early 1960s, the region's economy was anchored by the Thomaston Oil Field and the transportation corridor formed by the Southern Pacific railroad, which cuts a straight line through the small settlement of Verhelle.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the preservation of several family and community burial sites, including the Panteon San Isidro Labrador Cem, Burns Station Cem, and the Thomaston Community Cem. The map also captures infrastructure of the era, such as the Thomaston Compressor Sta and a Radio Tower near Mt Bethany Ch, illustrating the intersection of traditional rural life with industrial energy development.