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1968 Map of Pflugerville East

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Pflugerville East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Pflugerville anchors the western edge of this 1960s landscape, serving as a hub for the surrounding agricultural community where the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad cuts through the terrain. The map captures a transition period in Travis County, where long-established family homesteads and local gathering spots like Germania Hall remained central to rural life. A network of named lanes, such as Priem Lane and Pfluger Lane, connect scattered settlements like Cele and New Sweden across the drainages of Wilbarger Creek and Gilleland Creek.

Family heritage is deeply etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds and parish sites. Places like Richland Ch, Pfluger Cem, and Shiloh Cem provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing the German and Scandinavian settlement patterns of central Texas. Aviation history also leaves a mark with The Birds Nest Landing Strip situated among the open fields south of the Williamson County line.