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1932 Map of Bertram

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Bertram
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Colorado River carves through the Texas Hill Country in this early 1930s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by river fords and small rural communities before modern bridge networks dominated the region. Local travel relied on vital points like Pangle Crossing, Postoak Crossing, and Singleton Crossing, which connected the residents of Smithwick and surrounding farms.

Social life in this pocket of Burnet County was anchored by the Pleasant Valley Sch and Doublehorn Sch, alongside country churches such as Hale Ch and Rockvale Ch. The topography is marked by significant features like Wildcat Mtn and the winding Hamilton Creek, while drainage patterns are further detailed by Yett Basin Pond and Doublehorn Branch. This map, compiled in part from early aerial photographs, provides an important record of the county's pre-war rural infrastructure.