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1968 Map of Manor

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Manor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Southern Pacific railroad serves as a central spine for this 1960s Travis County landscape, connecting the town of Manor to the outlying community of New Katy. The era is defined by the expansion of infrastructure near the Austin Corporate Boundary, most notably the prominent Decker Creek Reservoir and an associated aqueduct and pipeline network.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites scattered across the rural acreage, from the Rosehill Cem in the north to the Hornsby Cem near Elm Creek in the south. The map documents numerous family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including the Decker Free Church and Park Springs Ch. Notable terrain features like Bald Knob rise above a network of creeks including Gilleland Creek and Willbarger Creek, while several gravel pits indicate local industry during this period of Texas development.