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1956 Map of Hico

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Hico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Bosque River valley defines the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, where the community of Hico serves as a local hub at the junction of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad and the American Legion Highway. The map captures a transitional rural economy, featuring several small settlements like Carlton and Sunshine alongside numerous family and community burial grounds, including the Tillinghouse Cem and Honey Creek Cem.

Evidence of historical transportation shifts is visible south of Spurlin, where an Old Railroad Grade runs parallel to the Leon River. Further south, the map identifies the Springtown (Site of) and the locale of Gentrys Mill along Warren Creek, providing valuable data for those tracing defunct nineteenth-century communities. The terrain transitions from the river bottoms to prominent elevations like Long Point and the Twin Mtns in the southeast, while industrial activity is noted through scattered Gravel Pits and Caliche Pits.