1925 Map of Palo Pinto 4-b

About this map

The Brazos River meanders sharply through this 1925 Palo Pinto County landscape, defining the northern territory near the settlement of Village Bend. This survey, conducted by A. J. Ogle and H. S. Milsted with early assistance from aerial photography by the Air Service, reveals a rural Texas community structured around its local educational system. Four distinct schoolhouses—Village Bend School, Progress School, New Hope School, and Cottonwood School—serve as the primary social anchors for the scattered farmsteads of the era. The southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the Texas and Pacific railroad line, which runs parallel to Palo Pinto Creek and Dry Fork, connecting the small rail stop at Brazos to the wider regional economy during the mid-1920s.