1967 Map of Crystal Falls

About this map

Crystal Falls sits at the convergence of rugged Texas waterways and early transportation corridors during the late 1960s. The settlement is positioned near the junction of the Clear Fork Brazos River and Hubbard Creek, a landscape defined by sharp river bends and a network of smaller tributaries like Peacock Creek and Huffstuttle Creek. For genealogists and local historians, this map is a detailed record of rural life, documenting numerous family-named burial grounds such as Stoker Cem and Snake Den Cem. The area’s industrial and transit history is visible through the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line in the southeast and a lingering Old Railroad Grade that winds through the northern river valleys. Small-scale extractive activity is noted by scattered Gravel Pits and numerous oil wells that pepper the Throckmorton and Stephens County borderlands.