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1931 Map of Mc Gregor

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Mc Gregor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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Stampede Valley serves as a primary corridor for settlement in this portion of Central Texas, where the boundaries of Bell, Coryell, and McLennan counties converge. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Leon River, which is crossed by the prominent Holbrook Bridge. Significant cultural markers indicate a community deeply rooted in its schools and churches, particularly reflecting the region's ethnic heritage through the German Lutheran Ch and German Methodist Ch.

Topographically, the area rises from the river bottoms to notable heights like Buzzard Peak and the southern edge of Cowhouse Mtn. Family-named institutions such as Walker Harris Sch and Luther Smith Sch suggest a landscape of dispersed agricultural homesteads. The presence of smaller settlements like Eagle Springs and Whitson provides specific points of interest for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century residents near Onion Creek and Horse Creek.