1947 Map of Pidcoke

About this map

Beehouse Creek and its many forks define this pocket of Central Texas, where deep drainage patterns cut through the Shell Mountains. The small community of Pidcoke serves as the local hub, established near the confluence of Cowhouse Creek and the Beehouse. The map captures a moment of transition in Coryell County as the Fort Hood Military Reservation expanded, with its Reservation Boundary encroaching upon established rural lands. Evidence of early settlement remains visible in the presence of the Harman Sch and Pidcoke Cem. North of the hills, the hamlet of Slater sits among the headwaters of the North Beehouse Creek, representing the agricultural character of the landscape before military land use became the dominant regional feature.