1982 Map of Elgin West

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Elgin anchors the northeastern corner of this 1980s-era landscape, where the Southern Pacific rail line cuts a straight path toward the small community of Littig. The terrain is defined by a dense network of winding waterways, including Wilbarger Creek, Cottonwood Creek, and the Harris Branch, which dictate the irregular patterns of early Texas settlement roads. A prominent north-south boundary marks the Travis Co Bastrop Co line, dividing rural agricultural land and ranching properties. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the numerous family and community burial grounds scattered across the area, such as Hog Eye Cem and Youngs Prairie Cem. The presence of Union Lee Ch and various local routes like Bittings School Road suggest a landscape deeply rooted in small-scale rural communities and local education centers before modern suburban expansion.