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1962 Map of Maysfield

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Maysfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Brazos River forms the eastern boundary of this Milam County landscape, winding past the Calvert Field oil grounds and the prominent Black Bridge crossing. The settlement of Branchville sits near the river's edge, while the interior is marked by a network of rural communities such as Jones Prairie and Crossroads. The area's social history is deeply rooted in its dispersed churches and family-named cemeteries, including Harlin Chapel Cem, Pleasant Grove Ch, and New Hope Ch.

Education and agriculture define the local development, centered around the Maysfield Sch and various local industry sites like the Gravel Pit locations near Hart Creek. The terrain is drained by several named waterways, including String Prairie Branch and Polecat Creek, which carve through the farmland before reaching the Brazos. This map captures a moment in the early 1960s when small rural schools and country churches still served as the primary landmarks for these Central Texas farming communities.