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1961 Map of Mountain Springs

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mountain Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Mountain Springs and Bloomfield anchor this rural landscape in Northern Texas during the early 1960s. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Elm Fork Trinity River, which flows past numerous Gravel Pits and a dedicated Gaging Sta. The map reveals a high density of rural cemeteries, including New Hope Cem, Oak Hill Cem, and Walling Cem, providing critical data for genealogists tracing family histories across the Cooke and Denton County line.

Energy extraction is evident in the eastern portion of the quadrangle, where the Jacobs Oil Field is marked by a network of Oil Wells. Small community centers such as Mount Olive and Hemming appear as scattered settlements, often organized around local institutions like the Mt Olive Cem or the Mt Pleasant Ch. This period precedes significant modern development, showing the original farm-to-market road structures and the numerous creeks like Isle du Bois Creek that once dominated the local geography.