1958 Map of Bernardo

About this map

The San Bernard River winds across the landscape, marking the boundary between Austin and Colorado Counties. This 1958 survey, updated with 1978 aerial revisions, shows a rural landscape where small family names and community anchors define the map. Near the settlement of Mentz, St Rochs Ch serves as a local landmark, while to the southeast, the village of Bernardo is home to the Bernardo Sch. The map is particularly rich for genealogists, identifying numerous small family-named burial grounds like Gaedeke Cem, Reinhardt Cem, and Hinks Cem. Industrial activity is concentrated in the north at the New Ulm Oil Field and along the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad line, while the drainage of Hayes Creek and Schmitt Creek shapes the wooded terrain.