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2016 Map of Cain City

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Cain City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Fredericksburg expands into the Texas Hill Country at the northern edge of this Gillespie County terrain, where family heritage is etched into the landscape through names like Meusebach Cem. The map traces a complex network of waterways, with the Pedernales River cutting through the northern section while smaller tributaries like Barons Cr, Salt Cr, and Palo Alto Creek define the local drainage patterns.

Southward, the topography shifts toward the rural communities of Cain City and Bankersmith near the Gillespie and Kendall County line. Local history is anchored by the Grapetown Cem and a dense web of ranch-to-market roads and lanes, such as Kunz-Weinheimer and Morales Duecker Rd, which reflect the area's deep-rooted agricultural and German-Texan settlement history. The southern reaches are dominated by the winding path of South Grape Creek, illustrating the transition from town center to working ranch lands.