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1929 Map of McKinney

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of McKinney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The St. Louis Southwestern and the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroads intersect at Wylie, forming a critical transportation hub in southern Collin County during the mid-1920s. This survey, conducted by R.H.Reineck and G.E.Sisson, reveals a landscape defined by small rural school districts and tight-knit agricultural settlements. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the winding path of the East Fork Trinity River and several creek systems including White Rock Creek and Muddy Creek.

Educational life in this era is clearly marked by scattered local institutions such as Winningkoff Sch, Morris Sch, and Lone Elm Sch. Significant portions of the northern half remain as an Unsurveyed Area, contrasting with the detailed road networks and farmsteads found near Forest Grove, Lucas, and Parker. The geography illustrates the transition from the river bottomlands to the upland prairies before modern reservoir construction altered the local hydrology.