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1963 Map of Monument Hill

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Monument Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Monument Hill and Martin Mountain anchor this central Texas landscape, characterized by a complex drainage system of creeks and spring-fed branches. The topography is defined by the winding course of Miller Creek and its many tributaries, including Towhead Creek and Turkey Creek. While largely a rural ranching and hill country environment in the early 1960s, the map reveals specific human imprints such as a remote Landing Strip and numerous Gravel Pits scattered across the higher elevations.

Genealogists and local historians can find family-named landmarks and historical sites like Graves and McCall Creek. The land use of the era is further evidenced by a network of unimproved roads and fine red dashed lines indicating fence lines, reflecting a landscape divided by property and livestock management. Natural water sources like Walnut Spring and Duncan Spring provide vital points of interest in this creek-carved terrain north of Blanco.