2016 Map of Novice East

About this map

Novice and Silver Valley anchor this Central Texas landscape, where the rolling terrain of Coleman County is marked by a network of drainage creeks and small local reservoirs. The path of Highway 84 cuts diagonally across the quadrangle, passing through the small community at Silver Valley, while the western edge of the map shows the grid of Novice near Long Hollow. For those tracing local family roots, the map identifies three distinct burial grounds: Rough Creek Cem, Silver Valley Cem, and Mountview Cem, the latter situated near the prominence of Robinson Peak. Water management is a defining characteristic of the modern era here, evidenced by several specialized basins including Santa Fe Lake and multiple reservoirs established by the Soil Conservation Service, which manage the flow of seasonal waterways like Bachelor Prong and Rough Cr.