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1962 Map of Fly Gap

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Fly Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The small community of Fly Gap anchors this central Texas landscape, characterized by isolated peaks and seasonal watercourses in the early 1960s. Family names are prominent across the terrain, notably at the Eaton Cem, Lester Cem, and Kothmann Cem, offering essential data for genealogists tracking early settlers in this region of Mason County. Education and social life centered on the Fly Gap Sch, while the nearby Fly Gap Cem served the immediate hamlet.

Prominent landmarks such as Man Mountain and Tom Green Mountain rise above the drainage basins of Twelvemile Creek and San Fernando Creek. The land use reveals a balance of rural living and small-scale industry, indicated by a Gravel Pit and Quarry. To the east, the terrain becomes more distinct as it approaches Smoothingiron Mountain and the area known as the Roughs, reflecting the geological complexity of the Llano Uplift edge.