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1966 Map of Owens

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Owens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Pecan Bayou winds through this central Texas landscape, creating a complex drainage network alongside Elm Creek and Salt Creek. The map documents a period of significant infrastructure development, most notably the Brownwood Municipal Airport and a network of utilities including a siphon, aqueduct, and various pipelines. These technical features contrast with the rural character of smaller settlements like Owens and Early.

For genealogists and local historians, this survey provides exact locations for numerous family and community sites, such as Heflin Cem, Roberts Cem, and Jones Chapel Cem. Evidence of the region's industrial activity is clear in the numerous gas wells, claypits, and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. The presence of an old railroad grade near Owens hints at earlier transportation routes that once serviced this agricultural and resource-rich area.