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1957 Map of Gatesville West

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Gatesville West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Leon River meanders across this central Texas landscape, shaping the development of Gatesville and its surrounding rural community during the late 1950s. The map captures a transition in land use, where traditional family landmarks like the Hemmeline Cem and Standlee Chapel sit alongside the expanding Fort Hood Military Reservation to the south. An Old Railroad Grade hints at earlier transportation networks that once linked these small settlements.

Institutional presence is notable in the northeast, marked by the extensive State Reform School Grounds. The terrain is defined by varied watercourses such as Dodd Branch and Cottonwood Creek, punctuated by elevations like Bald Knob. Small community centers, including Bethel Heights and various local churches like Keener Chapel and Hay Valley Ch, provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral roots in Coryell County.