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1963 Map of McMahan

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of McMahan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Plum Creek and its extensive network of tributaries, including Tenney Creek and the Clear Fork Plum Creek, define the topography of this Caldwell County landscape during the early 1960s. The region is characterized by a significant petroleum economy, with the Linscomb Oil Field, Tenney Creek Oil Field, and the Salt Flat Oil Field spreading across the terrain. Small rural settlements like McMahan, Seawillow, and Brownsboro serve as local hubs, while numerous family and community landmarks such as Clark Chapel Cem, Daniels Chapel, and Bethel Ch provide essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians.

An interesting engineering feature is the prominent Aqueduct cutting through the center of the sheet, moving water across the rolling hills between Comanche Branch and Daniels Creek. From the high point at Round Mtn to the low-lying Comanche Flats, the map documents a working landscape of gravel pits, pipelines, and creek-bottom pastures before modern development further altered the rural character of Central Texas.