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1958 Map of Gatesville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Gatesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Leon River carves a winding path through Central Texas, dictating the settlement patterns and transport corridors of the late 1950s. The sprawling Fort Hood Military Reservation dominates the southern landscape, featuring the infrastructure of North Fort Hood and its associated Landing Strip. In the northwest, the town of Gatesville serves as a regional hub, noted by its Armory and the expansive Gatesville State School for Boys.

Transport is defined by the crossing of the St Louis Southwestern Railroad and the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad, which link small rural communities like Leon Junction, Mound, and Oglesby. The map reveals a deeply established rural social fabric through its numerous country churches and burial grounds, such as Pecan Grove Ch and the Hubbard Cem. Unique cultural markers of the era include the Midway Drag Strip and a Drive-in Theater just south of the Gatesville city limits.