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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 the surrounding North Texas countryside are defined by the winding course of the Elm Fork Trinity River and its numerous tributaries. In the early 1960s, this landscape straddling the boundary of Cooke and Denton counties was a mix of agriculture and burgeoning energy extraction. The presence of the Jacobs Oil Field and scattered oil wells north of Bois du Arc Creek illustrates the industrial footprint of the era. Settlement patterns are largely rural, anchored by small communities like Bloomfield and Hemming.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family and community burial grounds, including Mt Olive, New Hope, and Oak Hill. These sites, along with rural landmarks like Mt Pleasant Ch, provide a detailed record of the families who settled this creek-crossed terrain. The map also records the hydrological state of the river system, noting features like the Gaging Sta and the confluence of branches such as Wolf Creek and Walnut Branch.