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1954 Map of Brownwood

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Brownwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The rolling Edwards Plateau and the Cross Timbers region meet in this mid-century survey of Central Texas. Lake Brownwood and Lake Brownwood State Park serve as central landmarks, with the surrounding landscape marked by the deep incision of the Colorado River and the San Saba River. The map reveals an economy defined by cattle ranching and the expansion of the energy sector, noted by several oil fields and quarries scattered throughout Coleman County and McCulloch County.

Regional connectivity is dominated by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which links established cattle towns like Coleman, Santa Anna, and Brady. Local history is preserved in the detailed naming of rural infrastructure, from the Hutchison Ch to isolated schoolhouses like the Leaday Sch. Prominent topographic features such as Robinson Peak, the Santa Anna Mtns, and the Pompey Mountains provide significant navigational anchors across the open plains.