1894 Map of Eastland

About this map

Eastland and Cisco anchor this late 19th-century survey of North Central Texas, a landscape defined by the intersection of early rail lines and the winding headwaters of the Leon River. The Texas and Pacific Railroad cuts across the northern reaches through Ranger and Merriman, while the Texas Central Railroad trends southeast through Carbon, Jewell, and into De Leon. This rail-and-river network highlights the late frontier economy just before the region's massive oil boom transformed small cattle-and-cotton settlements into industrial hubs.