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1962 Map of Goodwill

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Goodwill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Brazos R defines the northeastern boundary of this rural Texas landscape, where the borders of Milam, Robertson, and Burleson counties meet. The interior is a dense network of watercourses and hollows, including Sixmile Creek and Threemile Creek, which have carved the terrain into numerous named branches like Horn Branch and Pigeon Branch. The small community of Hix serves as a local focal point, supported by the Hix Cem and nearby Macedonia Ch.

Further south, St Mathews Ch stands near the headwaters of Cedar Creek, illustrating the dispersed nature of these rural settlements in the early 1960s. The presence of a Flowing Well and several Gravel Pit sites suggests a landscape shaped by both natural hydrology and small-scale resource extraction. This survey preserves a quiet era of Texas history before significant modern development, emphasizing the importance of family-named hollows and country churches in the local social geography.