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1956 Map of Center Point

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Center Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Guadalupe River and the T & NO (S P Lines) railroad corridor anchor this mid-century topographic view of the Texas Hill Country. The settlement of Center Point sits at the intersection of several significant transit routes, including the Old Spanish Trail and US Hy No 290. To the south, the landscape transitions into the rugged drainage basins of the Medina River and Bandera Cr, marked by prominent landmarks like Bandera Pass and Sugar Loaf Hill.

For family historians, this sheet is particularly valuable for its density of named homesteads and small family outposts scattered across the ridges and hollows. Labels identify numerous residents and ranchers, including Z Burleson, G Sutherland, and L Rawle. The military heritage of the region is evident in the presence of Camp Verde and Old Camp Verde, sites that were central to the mid-19th century experimental U.S. Camel Corps.