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1927 Map of Grosvenor

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Grosvenor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

The boundary between Coleman and Brown Counties defines this Central Texas landscape, which is marked by a transition from the rugged drainage of Pecan Bayou to the high elevations of Cedar Ridge. Small agrarian communities like Grosvenor, Thrifty, and Byrds serve as focal points for a network of early roads, including the Coleman and Comanche Road and the Cross Plains and Brownwood Road.

Before modern bridging dominated the region, local travel relied on traditional crossings such as Flat Rock Ford, Turner Ford, and Frys Ford over Jim Ned Creek and its tributaries. The distribution of neighborhood institutions—from the Macedonia School and Panther Creek School to the Eureka Church and Rocky Church—reveals a settlement pattern tied closely to these watercourses and local peaks like The Pinnacle and Keeler Knob.