1894 Map of Fredericksburg

About this map

The town of Fredericksburg stands at the center of this late 19th-century survey, surrounded by the dissected hills and drainages of the Texas Hill Country. Topography by C.H. Fitch details a landscape defined by the Pedernales River and its numerous tributaries, including Barrens Creek and Live Oak Creek. The settlement pattern reflects the early development of Gillespie County, showing established villages like Stonewall and Martinsburgh, along with smaller or vanished localities such as Blowout and Roughrock. Significant high points like Mount Nebo and Round Head dominate the horizon between the winding courses of North Grape Creek and Crab Apple Creek. This 1884-85 reconnaissance mapping preserves the geography of central Texas before the expansion of modern infrastructure changed the character of these rural communities.