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1961 Map of Freemound

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Freemound
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Elm Fork Trinity River headwaters dominate this early 1960s landscape along the border of Montague and Cooke counties. The map records a rural North Texas environment defined by its complex drainage network, where Clear Creek and Willawalla Creek carve into the terrain. Smaller settlements like Freemound and Gatewood serve as local anchors in an area increasingly shaped by energy extraction.

A significant Oil Field and a network of pipelines illustrate the industrial character of the region during this era. Land use is further marked by several Gravel Pits and named drainage features such as Bingham Creek and Hunter Branch. The distribution of these features reveals the transition of the local economy from traditional ranching and farming toward petroleum and mineral production in the mid-20th century.