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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 Texas and Missouri Kansas railroad corridor anchors this mid-century survey of the Hamilton and Erath county line. The town of Hico serves as the regional hub, characterized by its concentrated street grid north of the Bosque River and local industry marked by a sewage disposal plant and multiple gravel pits. To the south, the landscape transitions into more dispersed rural tracts, where the small community of Olin sits near the crossing of Honey Creek.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the landscape of the 1950s through several burial grounds, including the Hico Cemetery, Honey Creek Cem, and Dry Fork Cem. The map reveals the era's reliance on mineral extraction, with numerous caliche pits and gravel pits dotting the terrain. Recreational life is noted at the Blue Bonnet Country Club, while the American Legion Memorial Highway provides a primary transit artery through the central ranching and farming country.