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1964 Map of Bartlett

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bartlett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The town of Bartlett straddles the boundary of Bell and Williamson Counties, serving as a central hub for the surrounding agricultural prairie in the mid-1960s. The Missouri Kansas Texas railroad cuts a straight north-south line through the community, connecting it to Holland to the north. This rail corridor is the primary industrial axis for the region, passing by a Water Tank and a Sewage Disposal plant that supported the local population.

The landscape is defined by a dendritic network of seasonal and perennial streams, including Donahoe Creek, Indian Creek, and Middle Darrs Creek. These waterways provide essential drainage for the blackland soil, with family legacies preserved at sites like Stockton Cem, Jackson Cem, and Roocker Cem. The presence of the High Sch in the center of Bartlett emphasizes the town's role as a social and educational anchor for the dispersed farmsteads of the era.