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1966 Map of Bernie Lake

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bernie Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Callahan Co Eastland Co line divides this landscape of mid-1960s Central Texas, where the infrastructure of water and transit shapes the territory. Lake Cisco and the smaller Bernie Lake dominate the eastern drainage, supported by an Aqueduct and Pumping Station that indicate the area's managed water resources. For genealogists and local historians, the Dothan Cem provides a specific point of reference in the rural western portion of the sheet.

Transportation history is clearly marked by the path of the Texas and Pacific railroad running through the southern section, complemented by a preserved Old Railroad Grade and a modern Railroad Grade elsewhere. The terrain is defined by a dense network of seasonal and permanent waterways, including Cottonwood Creek, Battle Creek, and Sandy Creek, which carve through the topography alongside scattered industrial sites like various Gravel Pit operations and the Cisco Airport.