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1955 Map of Magill Mountain

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Magill Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Shin Oak Mountain and Magill Mountain dominate this Central Texas landscape along the border of San Saba and Llano counties. Surveyed in the mid-1950s, the terrain is defined by a dense network of seasonal drainages, including the North Fork Cherokee Creek and Cherokee Creek, which carve through the Potter Flats and Cedar Hollow. This was a landscape of remote ranching and water management, where numerous isolated windmills were essential for survival on the scrubland.

Genealogists will find the Gray Cemetery in the northeast, tucked near the banks of Cherokee Creek, as a vital link to early families in the region. Other landmarks like Hezl Spring and the Bauman Branch further illustrate the reliance on scattered water sources in these uplands. An indefinite boundary marks the county line through the center of the sheet, reflecting the challenging surveying of these cedar-choked hills during the postwar era.