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2010 Map of Ben Hur

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Ben Hur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Ben Hur serves as a southern anchor in this section of Limestone County, where a network of local county roads connects small farming settlements across the central Texas plains. The landscape is defined by the dendritic patterns of several major waterways, including Christmas Creek in the north and the confluence of Elm Creek and Big Elm Creek further south. These creeks historically dictated the placement of early homesteads and community centers like Kirk and Lavender.

Genealogical interest is centered on the Horn Hill Cemetery and Nus Cemetery, which provide physical links to the early families of the area. The terrain transitions toward the northeast into the elevated Honest Ridge, a distinctive geographic feature that overlooks the surrounding prairie. This map captures the region's late-twentieth-century character, balancing small-town crossroads like Midway with the enduring cattle and crop lands that have long supported the local economy.