1967 Map of Bat Cave

About this map

Cibolo Creek and the West Fork Dry Comal Creek carve through this landscape along the border of Comal and Bexar counties. This 1967 survey highlights a subterranean geography as much as a surface one, centering on the Natural Bridge Caverns and the namesake Bat Cave. The terrain is marked by numerous family-named burial grounds including Romple Cem, Kunkel Cem, and Weitbacher Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted agricultural settlement of the Hill Country. In the southeast, the small community of Ogden sits at the junction of the Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads. Several Gravel Pits and a Water Tank near the tracks suggest a local economy tied to both extraction and the vital rail corridor connecting the region's larger trade centers.