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1959 Map of Britton

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Britton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Britton stands as the central hub of this North Texas landscape, situated where the borders of Tarrant, Ellis, and Johnson counties converge. The settlement is anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad, which cuts a diagonal path through the prairie, supporting the local agricultural and extraction economy of the mid-20th century. Scattered across the drainage basins of Walnut Creek and Mountain Creek, several family and community landmarks provide essential clues for genealogists, including Estes Cem, Cope Cem, and Calvary Cem.

The rural character of the era is further defined by its spiritual and industrial sites, such as Friendship Ch and St Paul Ch, alongside various Gravel Pit operations near the waterways. Significant revisions from the early 1970s illustrate the gradual development encroaching upon the traditional farmsteads and the many named tributaries like Hogpen Branch and Baggett Branch that feed into the larger creek systems.