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1962 Map of Brashear

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Brashear
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Brashear serves as the primary rail-oriented settlement in this western Hopkins County landscape during the early 1960s. The area is defined by a dense network of small agricultural communities and rural hubs like Rockdale, Shirley, and Tazewell. Local social life centers on community landmarks such as Rockdale Ch, Greenview Ch, and Shirley Ch, while the terrain is etched by numerous watercourses including Clendenning Creek, Riley Creek, and Chaffin Creek.

Water management is a visible priority on the map, evidenced by a series of flood control structures like Dam No 17 and Dam No 18, which create controlled inundation zones along the western drainage. This 1962 field-checked data captures the transition of the Texas Blackland Prairies into a managed hydraulic landscape, preserved just as the rural character of places like Divide and Liberty remained anchored to the local creek branches and small-scale road networks.