2022 Map of Eolian

About this map

The boundary between Shackelford and Stephens counties cuts through this section of the Texas Rolling Plains, where the rural settlement of Eolian stands as a focal point for the surrounding ranchlands. The landscape is defined by the drainage network of Hubbard Creek Reservoir and its numerous tributaries, including Plum Br and Battle Cr. These waterways have historically dictated the placement of roads and homesteads in an area where water management is visible through smaller impoundments like De La Fosse Lake and Elliot Lake. Local history is preserved in several rural burial grounds, including Plum Branch Cem, Shady Grove Cem, and Battle Creek Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the families who settled this territory along the ranch roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 576.