1968 Map of Bee Cave

About this map

Lake Travis and Lake Austin anchor this landscape of the Texas Hill Country during a period of transition in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The map captures the emerging development at Lakeway, complete with a Landing Strip, Golf Course, and early street layouts, contrasted against the traditional rural character of the Trading Post and the Shield Ranch. The terrain is deeply incised by drainages like Little Barton Creek and Honey Creek, which carved numerous named hollows such as Harrison Hollow and Bohls Hollow. For those tracing local families, the map preserves the locations of several burial grounds, including Bee Cave Cem, White Rock Cem, and Darter Cem. A portion of the Austin Corporate Boundary appears near the bend of the Colorado River, marking the point where the capital city's reach began to meet the limestone hills and cedar-filled canyons of Bee Cave.