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2019 Map of Hillsboro East

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Hillsboro serves as the focal point of this Texas survey, where the urban grid meets the agricultural reaches of Hill County. The transition from the town's residential streets to the surrounding rural landscape is defined by a sophisticated network of water management, evidenced by numerous numbered reservoirs like Soil Conservation Service Site 56 Reservoir and Soil Conservation Service Site 61 Reservoir. These sites, along with Isenberg Lake, highlight the region's reliance on soil and water conservation infrastructure to support its ranching and farming operations.

Transportation corridors dominate the western edge, where major highways intersect near the Hillsboro Municipal Airport. Beyond the city limits, the settlement of Carl's Corner and the community of Midway stand as distinct nodes within a landscape carved by the drainages of Pecan Creek and Lovelace Creek. For local historians and genealogists, the inclusion of Park Ridge Cemetery offers a specific point of reference for tracing the area's heritage.