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2010 Map of Hurst Spring

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Hurst Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Old Norway Mill and the nearby Norway Mill Cemetery anchor a landscape defined by generational family farmsteads in this rural Bosque County community. The settlement pattern reflects the enduring legacy of early settlers, with sites such as the Tobias and Wilhelmine Schultz Farm, Jens and Kari Ringness Farm, and Hoff-Ulland Farm clearly identified. These named homesteads provide a rare level of genealogical detail, tracing the residence of families like the Grimlands, Colwicks, and Omensons across the countryside north of Hurst Springs.

Water sources including Neils Creek and Gary Creek wind through the terrain toward the Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir, while the Crossroad Store serves as a local landmark. Higher elevations like Norman Hill and Norway Hill overlook a network of farm-to-market roads and cemeteries, including Prairie View Cemetery and Post Oak Cemetery, that mark the area's social and spiritual history.