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1957 Map of China Springs

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of China Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

China Springs and its namesake post office serve as the primary settlement hub for this rural stretch of McLennan County, situated between the winding Brazos River and the North Bosque River. The landscape is defined by its deep limestone drainage systems, including Childress Creek and Rock Creek, which carve through the terrain toward the Brazos. Small rural outposts like Eagle, Erath, and Payne appear as clusters of homes and farmsteads connected by local routes like Road 1637.

Genealogists will find significant local history in the numerous burial grounds and spiritual centers, such as Oak Grove Ch and the nearby Wortham Bend Cem. Family-named landmarks like Patrick Cem and the Graves site provide specific data points for tracing pioneer lineages. The prevalence of Gravel Pits along the riverbanks suggests a local economy tied to the extraction of river deposits during the mid-20th century.