1894 Map of Hamilton

About this map

Central Texas ranching and agricultural lands appear in fine detail in this 1886 survey, centered on the emerging county seat of Hamilton. The landscape is defined by the drainage basins of the Leon River and the Lampasas River, where small rural communities like Gentry Mill and Hazle Dell serve as local hubs for the surrounding farmsteads. To the north, the Texas Central Railroad cuts across the corner of the map near the Bosque River, providing a vital connection to outside markets during the late nineteenth-century cattle and cotton boom.