2010 Map of Novice West

About this map

Novice sits at the edge of a landscape defined by water management and rural crossings in Coleman County. This area of West Texas is marked by numerous man-made features designed to capture seasonal runoff, including the Soil Conservation Service Site 12e1 Reservoir and Novice City Lake. The terrain is drained by several branches of South Fork Jim Ned Creek and the North Prong Hords Creek, which cut through the ranch land. For genealogists, the map preserves the location of the Atoka Cemetery and Crews Cemetery, as well as several natural water sources such as Jim Ned Spring and Pecan Spring. A network of county roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 1770 connects these disparate points, reflecting a community built around livestock and resource conservation.