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1919 Map of Fairfield

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Fairfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Fairfield P.O. serves as the central hub for this rural Freestone County landscape, where early 20th-century road networks converge from outlying settlements like Dew and Turlington P.O.. The survey, prepared under the direction of Col. W. P. Stokey and Major W. G. Caples, reveals a territory defined by its watercourses and early transit corridors. The southwestern corner is particularly active, marked by the presence of the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway passing through Freestone P.O. near Mustang (Sanders) Creek.

Scatterings of small schoolhouses, labeled simply as S.H., illustrate the distribution of rural communities across the terrain, from Pyburn to Lanely. The map documents numerous creeks, such as Upper Keechi Creek and North Prong Buffalo Creek, which influence the local topography. This tactical record provides a specific look at the region's development before the mid-century, including approximate locations for features like the Burleson Hills.