1961 Map of Acton

About this map

The winding Brazos River dominates this 1961 Texas survey, carving deep, dramatic loops known as Walters Bend, Carmichael Bend, and De Cordova Bend through the Hood County landscape. This rural area is defined by its watercourses and early transportation networks, including the G. C. & S. F. Ry corridor passing through Waples. Historically significant sites are clustered near the center of the sheet, where Acton State Park and the adjacent Acton Cem preserve a small but vital footprint of local heritage. Further north, the land transitions into a mix of wooded draws and open fields drained by Rucker Creek and Walnut Creek. For those tracing local family roots, the map records several community landmarks like Fall Creek Cem, Miller Cem, and the scouting grounds at Camp Leonard.