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1955 Map of Cresson

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cresson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Cresson sits at a strategic junction in the mid-1950s, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway and several highways converge at the crossroads of Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties. This landscape is defined by the transition from upland prairies to the carved valleys of Bear Creek and Mustang Creek, eventually draining toward the newly formed Benbrook Lake in the northeast. The presence of several distinct burial grounds, such as Day Radcliff Cemetery and Keyes Cem, indicates a long-standing pattern of family-centered rural settlement.

North of Godley, the terrain is marked by a network of drainage branches and industrial features, including several Gravel Pit (Inactive) sites and the winding path of a Pipeline. Small communities like Wheatland and Winscott remain visible as quiet rural centers, with the Wheatland Sch serving as a local landmark. The map effectively documents the area's hydrology and land use before suburban expansion reached this portion of the Clear Fork Trinity River basin.