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2019 Map of Granger Lake

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Granger Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Granger Lake dominates the western landscape of this Williamson County region, where the San Gabriel River once flowed through the Blackland Prairie. The modern reservoir has transformed the local geography, yet traces of the earlier agrarian network remain visible through a series of rural settlements. Small communities like Friendship, Laneport, and Hare anchor a grid of county roads, representing the enduring agricultural character of the area.

Genealogists and local researchers will find significant value in the preservation of family and community burial sites such as C A Hamblen Cem, Young Cem, and New Bern Cem. The drainage patterns of Sore Finger Creek and Pecan Cr illustrate the watershed management efforts that include several reservoirs like the Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir, which were developed to manage the fertile but flood-prone Texas soils.