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2022 Map of La Grange West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of La Grange West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Colorado River winds through this central Texas landscape, shaping the development of Fayette County as seen in this modern-era study. On the western bank, the settlement of Plum serves as a local hub, anchored by its proximity to the Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Cem and Plum Grove Cem. The map reveals a high concentration of historic burial grounds and religious sites, such as Mount Zion Church Cem and Mount Calvary Lutheran Cem, which often represent the only remaining physical landmarks of early rural congregations.

Downstream, the terrain rises toward Monument Hill, where the Monument Hill Burial Ground overlooks the river bend near La Grange. The map documents the critical infrastructure of the region, from the Fayette County Courthouse at the heart of the county seat to the Fayette Regional Air Center and the various creeks like Buckners Creek and Rabbs Creek that feed the river valley. This geography illustrates a land where family-named roads and remote cemeteries still define the community's ancestral footprint.