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1919 Map of Fayettsville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

Cummins Creek winds through this rural Texas landscape as it appeared during the late 1910s, defining a region where the borders of Austin, Fayette, and Colorado counties converge. The settlement pattern is anchored by Fayetteville and Ellinger, connected by the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway. These small agrarian hubs are surrounded by family-named localities and railroad points like Halle Siding, Riser, and Hatter, illustrating the importance of rail transit to the local economy before the dominance of modern highways.

The winding Colorado River cuts through the southern portion of the map, overlooked by the elevation of Live Oak Hill. Numerous smaller communities and crossroads are documented, including Frelsburg, Zapp, and Postoak Point, offering a look at the density of rural life in this part of the state. Several schoolhouses, marked simply as SH, are scattered across the quadrangle, serving as vital community centers for the outlying farmsteads between Clear Creek and Jones Creek.