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1960 Map of Burkett

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Burkett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Coleman Co Brown Co line divides this Central Texas landscape, where the plateau gives way to the drainage of Pecan Bayou. Near the northern border, the community of Burkett sits adjacent to a local Cem, marking a hub of settlement in an area otherwise defined by ranching and resource extraction. The terrain is notably punctuated by the Holloway Mountains and Barefoot Mountains, alongside distinctive landmarks like Red Knob.

Evidence of the local economy is scattered throughout the hills, with several Oil Wells and a prominent Pipe Line traversing the southern portion of the quadrangle near Grosvenor. Water sources were clearly vital for early land use here, including McReynolds Spring and numerous branches such as Turkey Creek and Panther Creek. The map documents the intricate network of unimproved roads and fence lines that defined property boundaries and transportation during the early 1960s.