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1894 Map of Blanco

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Blanco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Pedernales River and Blanco River dominate this Central Texas landscape, as surveyed in the mid-1880s. The region is defined by its dramatic hydrography, featuring the notable artesian spring at Jacobs Well and the curious natural formation of Dead Mans Hole in the Travis county section. Small agricultural and trading hubs like Johnson City, Blanco, and Dripping Springs appear as early concentrations of settlement connected by primitive wagon roads.

Individual homesteads and mills are suggested by localized place names such as Cypress Mill, while the terrain is punctuated by distinctive peaks including Lone Man Mt and Lone Woman Mt. The mapping of small ephemeral streams like Onion Creek and Barton Creek provides a high-resolution look at the drainage patterns before modern development altered the Hill Country floor. The inclusion of now-obscure locations like Corwin and Henly makes this a primary reference for tracking late 19th-century frontier residency.