Bangs and the western outskirts of Brownwood anchor this Central Texas landscape, defined by a legacy of petroleum extraction and water management. The area is marked by several significant petroleum operations, including the Brownwood Oil Field, Clear Creek Oil Field, and Childress Oil Field, which illustrate the industrial character of Brown County. A network of reservoirs managed by the Soil Conservation Service, such as Site 5 Reservoir and Site 2 Reservoir, are interspersed among the drainage of Clear Creek and Willis Creek. For those tracing local heritage, the map identifies Clear Creek Cemetery and Cedar Point Cemetery, alongside small communities like Dalzell and residential areas such as Bluff View. Prominent terrain features like Round Mountain and Krueger Hill provide vertical relief in an otherwise agricultural and industrial corridor.
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1887 · Coleman
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Brownwood
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1889 · Coleman
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Brownwood
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1924 · Brownwood Reservoir Site
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1925 · Brownwood 3-b
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1927 · Grosvenor
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Zephyr
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Zephyr
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Brownwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000