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2016 Map of Carlton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Carlton serves as the central hub of this Central Texas landscape, situated where the borders of Hamilton, Erath, and Comanche counties converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of seasonal watercourses, including Gilmore Creek and Wolf Prong Creek, which feed into engineered catchments like the Soil Conservation Service Site 27 Reservoir. These water management features reflect the region's agricultural adaptation to the varied drainage of the Texas Cross Timbers area.

Family history and local heritage are anchored by several rural burial sites, such as Turnbow Cem in the north and Midway Cem to the west. The map traces the transition from primary routes like FM 219 and FM 1744 to an intricate web of county roads that connect remote homesteads and ranch lands. Notable landmarks like the Altman Cem and the winding course of Rocky Creek provide specific points of reference for researchers tracing the historical footprint of this three-county border region.