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2022 Map of Abilene East

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Abilene East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Taylor County Courthouse serves as the focal point for this urban and suburban expanse, where the city of Abilene meets the agricultural fringes of the eastern county line. Education and memory are deeply rooted in this landscape, evidenced by the clustered campuses of Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene Christian University, and McMurry University. These institutions are mirrored by significant burial sites including the Abilene Municipal Cem, Abilene State School Cem, and the more remote Old Colony Cem to the south.

Water management is central to the area's development, with Lytle Lake and Kirby Lake anchoring the southern residential districts. Further east, the terrain transitions toward the smaller settlement of Elmdale and the Elmdale Airpark, illustrating the sprawl of transportation infrastructure near the Taylor Co and Callahan Co boundary. Several smaller reservoirs like Woodrow Griffith Lake and Zoo Lake Number 1 dot the drainage basins of Cedar Cr and Lytle Cr.