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1957 Map of Bruceville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Bruceville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Bruceville and Eddy anchor the western edge of this 1957 landscape, situated along the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad and Texas Highway 7. This Central Texas terrain is defined by the winding drainages of North Cow Bayou and South Cow Bayou, which cut through a mosaic of agricultural land and scattered homesteads. The map reveals a dense network of family and community landmarks, including the Cottonwood Sch (Aband) and numerous rural burial grounds like Cox Cem and Mooreville Cem.

Settlement patterns follow the creeks and ridges, with Mooreville serving as a primary focal point in the eastern portion of the quadrangle. The presence of several Gravel Pits suggests localized resource extraction supporting the area's road network. In the south, smaller watercourses like Indian Grave Creek and Hoolia Creek feed into the larger bayou system, illustrating the natural drainage of the Falls County and McLennan County border region.