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1963 Map of Bellville

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Bellville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The town of Bellville anchors this survey of Austin County, showing its growth along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor. The landscape is defined by the convergence of several major waterways, including Mill Creek, Sandy Creek, and Piney Creek, which carved the terrain long before modern development. In the southern portion of the map, the industrial footprint of the Millheim Gas Field is evident, marked by numerous drill holes and gas wells that signify the region's energy production in the early 1960s.

For genealogists and local historians, this map is particularly valuable for its documentation of small family and community burial grounds scattered throughout the rural countryside. From the Wochement Cem and Myer Cem in the north to the Palm Cem and Severin Cem near the gas fields, these named cemeteries provide a permanent record of the families who settled this part of Texas. Modern revisions in purple trace the expansion of the town and its infrastructure, such as the local Country Club and various substations.