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1962 Map of Hockley

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Hockley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The settlement of Hockley serves as a central hub in this early 1960s survey, situated along the Southern Pacific railroad line where several family-named roads like Bauer Road and Warren Road converge. The landscape north of the rail line transitions into the drainage basins of Spring Creek and Kickapoo Creek, where the terrain becomes increasingly wooded. These riparian corridors are dotted with community landmarks, including the Macedonia Ch and its accompanying Macedonia Cem, as well as the Tenn Wood Club.

Smaller rural clusters like Hegar reveal the area's agricultural roots, characterized by a network of unimproved roads and small cemeteries such as Hegar Cem and Roberts Cem. The map captures a moment of transition for this part of Texas, showing the established surveyor lines of the Waller Co Harris Co border and the emerging infrastructure of pipelines and a small Landing Strip, illustrating the early stages of modernization within a traditional ranching and farming environment.