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1960 Map of Boz

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Boz
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Boz and Five Points anchor this rural landscape in Ellis County, where the topography is defined by the convergence of several major waterways. The Missouri Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line across the terrain, running parallel to Chambers Creek and its many tributaries, including Greathouse Branch and Oak Branch. This drainage system creates a series of low ridges and valleys, with Onion Hill serving as a prominent local elevation.

Social and community life in the early 1960s is evidenced by the placement of Oak Branch Ch and Bethel Ch, alongside several family cemeteries labeled as Grave or Graves. The map also documents the local extractive industry of the era through numerous Gravel Pit and Gravel Pits locations found near the creek banks. A network of field lines and fences, indicated by dashed red markings, reveals the organized agricultural structure of the Texas countryside during this period.