Old Maps of Carlson, Texas for Academic Research

1. 1885 Map of Bastrop

   

   1885 Bastrop

   1885 Print · USGS

   Central Texas was undergoing a rail-driven transformation in the late nineteenth century as steam power connected the frontier to the Gulf. Genealogists can trace family names and old homesites near Rice's Crossing, Hills Prairie, and along the vital Houston and Texas Central Railroad.

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4. 1893 Map of Bastrop

   

   1893 Bastrop

   1893 Print · USGS

   Bastrop and the Colorado River valley are captured here in the late nineteenth century as the railroad transformed the Texas interior. Researchers can trace early property lines and community centers like Lexington, McDade, and the high vistas of the Yegua Knobs.

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7. 1904 Map of Bastrop

   

   1904 Bastrop

   1904 Print · USGS

   Bastrop and Smithville thrive along the Colorado River at the turn of the century, serving as vital hubs for the Texas interior. Trace ancestral roots and old transport routes through Nashs Ferry, the Coal Mine near Sayersville, and Colorado Chapel.

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10. 1948 Map of Elgin, 1969 Print

    

    1948 Elgin

    1969 Print · USGS

    Central Texas in the late 1940s was a landscape of rail-junction towns and emerging military training grounds. Genealogists can trace rural family legacies through sites like Youngs Prairie Cem, the Camp Swift Military Reservation, and Red Town Sch.

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13. 1950 Map of Elgin

    

    1950 Elgin

    1950 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Elgin and the surrounding blackland prairies are shown here just as the local rail and brick industries were peaking. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous local sites like Youngs Prairie Cem, Coupland, and the Brickyards at Butler.

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16. 1954 Map of Austin, 1964 Print

    

    1954 Austin

    1964 Print · USGS

    Central Texas is captured during a period of steady growth as the capital city and its neighboring farm towns began to modernize. Researchers can trace historic rail corridors like the Southern Pacific RR or locate landmarks such as Bergstrom Air Force Base and Pilot Knob.

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19. 1982 Map of Coupland

    

    1982 Coupland

    1982 Print · USGS

    Settlements along the Williamson and Travis county line are captured here in the early eighties, centered on the railroad hub of Coupland. Researchers can trace rural heritage at sites like New Sweden Ch and family burial grounds including Bethlehem Cem.

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22. 1985 Map of Austin

    

    1985 Austin

    1985 Print · USGS

    Central Texas in the mid-eighties reveals a region in transition, balancing rapid urban growth in Austin with deep-rooted rural landscapes. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near St Johns Ch, the Science Hall schoolhouse, and long-standing communities like Webberville and Manchaca.

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25. 2022 Map of Coupland, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Coupland

    2022 Print · USGS

    This Williamson County prairie landscape preserves a network of rural settlements and family burial grounds in the early twenty-first century. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Manda, Lund, and Coupland while locating sites like Rices Crossing Cemetery and Wells School Road Cemetery.

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