1970 Map of Brewer Hollow

About this map

The Menard Co Kimble Co line bisects this rugged portion of the Texas Hill Country, where water sources dictated the patterns of ranching and settlement. Much of the activity is centered around the drainage of Big Saline Creek and its many tributaries, including South Saline Creek and Hog Creek. Numerous named springs, such as Iona Spring, Walton Spring, and Cracked Spring, provide critical water in a landscape characterized by deep draws and hollows. The presence of the Bannowsky Cem and various family-named features like Brewer Hollow and Walton Draw offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing early residents of the Kimble and Menard county borderlands. Several Gravel Pit sites and a network of Pipeline corridors indicate the industrial footprint of the early 1970s.