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1963 Map of Yoakum

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Yoakum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Yoakum anchors this early 1960s survey, straddling the Lavaca Co De Witt Co line as a hub for the Southern Pacific railroad. The town's grid is dense with social and civic institutions, including St Joseph High Sch, Stephen F Austin Sch, and Memorial Hospital. Beyond the corporate limits, the landscape transitions into a mosaic of small rural communities like Pearl City, Petersville, and Adel.

Agricultural and industrial activity is evidenced by a network of cattle pens and the presence of a burgeoning Oil Field near South Yoakum Creek. Several family and community landmarks, such as the Sons of Herman Cem and Pleasant Grove Ch, reflect the deep genealogical roots of the area. Water features such as Big Brushy Creek and Turkey Bottom dominate the natural drainage, illustrating the creek-fed topography of the Texas coastal plains during this era.