1951 Map of Raymondville

About this map

The Big Piney River and its tributary Boone Creek carve a winding course through this mid-century landscape in the heart of Texas County. The map reveals a rural economy centered on small, dispersed communities like Raymondville, Licking, and Houston, where the timber industry is represented by the Steam Mill located near Glass Cem. The rugged terrain of the Mark Twain National Forest is dotted with numerous one-room schoolhouses and country churches, such as the Prescott School and Cantrell Church, which served as the social anchors for family farms. Evidence of the early road network is found at natural crossings like Sandy Shoal Ford and Mineral Springs Ford, while the presence of the Warlock School (abandoned) suggests the beginning of the rural school consolidation era that would eventually alter the county’s social geography.