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2016 Map of La Casa

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of La Casa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Mount Zion Cem and the small settlement of Frankell anchor the northern landscape of this region, where the terrain is defined by the winding drainages of Caddo Cr and Ioni Cr. The map captures a rural Texas environment where the border between Stephens Co and Eastland Co bisects the southern reaches near the community of Tiffin. This area is characterized by an intricate network of local county roads, such as Co RD 126 and Co RD 132, which connect isolated homesteads and ranch lands to larger arteries like FM 717.

Water management is central to the local geography, visible through features like the J S McDowell Reservoir and Glynn Wilson Lake. These man-made features, along with tributaries like Palo Pinto Cr and Cottonwood Cr, illustrate the necessity of water collection in the Brazos River basin landscape. The dense contour lines reveal the undulating ridges and valleys typical of the Cross Timbers and Prairies province, showing how early roads were routed to follow natural topography.