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1962 Map of Pettibone

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Pettibone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Gulf Colorado And Santa Fe railroad cuts a straight path through the northern half of this Milam County landscape, serving the small community of Pettibone and the larger town of Buckholts. To the south, the meandering Little River creates a starkly different topography, characterized by intricate oxbows and marshy lowlands like Ackerman Slough and Spring Slough.

Rural life in the early 1960s is evidenced by several family-named landmarks and essential community institutions. Genealogists will find several burial sites including Hall Cem, Dockery Cem, and Battle Cem. Educational centers like Elm Ridge Sch and Hill Sch are documented alongside local industrial markers such as a Pumping Sta and a Gravel Pit near Norman Valley. The presence of the Holtzclaw Bridge provides a specific crossing point for tracing old travel routes through this river valley.