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1924 Map of Gatesville 4-a

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Gatesville 4-a
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Cowhouse Creek winds through a deeply dissected landscape on the Coryell Co Bell Co line, defining the agricultural and social geography of the region in the mid-1920s. This survey by B.A. Jenkins and Lee Morrison reveals a network of rural school districts and small congregations that served the upland farming communities. Notable educational landmarks like Phoenix School, Cold Spring School, and Union Hill School are strategically placed near watercourses such as Owl Creek and Leon River.

The presence of family-named features like Grimes Mtn and Whitfield Hollow, alongside crossings like Hawkins Crossing, illustrates a highly localized economy centered on terrain. Small settlements such as Seattle and Sparta appear at the crossroads of early thoroughfares like Grove Road, providing a clear record of central Texas habitation before modern consolidation altered the rural fabric of the county.