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1967 Map of Longhorn Cavern

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Longhorn Cavern
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Longhorn Cavern State Park and Inks Lake State Park anchor this Central Texas landscape during the late 1960s, documenting a region defined by its cavernous geology and the controlled waters of the Colorado River. The topography is dominated by the massive formation of Backbone Ridge and the broad Backbone Valley, which channel numerous tributaries such as Honey Creek and Peters Creek toward the reservoir.

Genealogists and local historians will find the rail-oriented settlements of Fairland and Sudduth along the Southern Pacific line, providing a record of the area's rural transportation network. The map identifies specific local landmarks including the Tobey Cem, a Landing Strip on the ridge, and the specific location of the Longhorn Cavern Entrance. Numerous quarries and gravel pits scattered across the terrain point to the active mineral extraction economy that shaped the local landscape alongside its developing parklands.