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1947 Map of North Fort Hood

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of North Fort Hood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

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The Fort Hood Military Reservation dominates this 1947 survey of Coryell County, illustrating the transformation of central Texas ranch land into a sprawling defense complex. In the northern reaches, the North Fort Hood cantonment area features an organized grid of structures and a Landing Strip near the banks of the Leon River. The terrain is defined by high points like Dalton Mountain and Henson Mountain, which are interspersed with numerous military training zones including the Gatesville Ranges, Turnover Ranges, and Tamal Ranges.

Evidence of the rural communities that preceded the reservation remains visible through scattered landmarks. Small rural burial grounds such as Bethel Cem, Friendship Cem, and King Cem are preserved within the military boundaries, alongside the Hubbard Sch and the settlement at Mound. These features, tucked between creeks like Owl Creek and Henson Creek, provide critical points of reference for genealogists tracing family roots in this restricted landscape.