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1968 Map of Mountain City

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mountain City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Mountain City and the northern edge of Kyle anchor this Central Texas landscape during a period of steady ranching and early rural transition. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Onion Creek and the Blanco River, which frame a territory of significant family ranch holdings. Notable agricultural sites such as the Kuykendall Ranch, Michaelis Ranch, and Farris Ranch illustrate the mid-20th-century land use patterns of Hays County.

Evidence of early local infrastructure appears along Old Kyle Rd and several private landing strips, including one near Hay City. Natural landmarks like Barber Falls and the Carpenter Hills break the horizon, while the Barton Cem provides a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing the area's earliest settlers. This 1968 survey, updated with 1973 photogrammetric data, captures the region just before the suburban expansion from nearby Austin began to transform these traditional ranch lands.