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2012 Map of Richland Springs

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Richland Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Richland Springs serves as the primary hub for this San Saba County landscape, where the street grid of W Main St and Brownwood St meets rural ranch roads. The surrounding area is characterized by a series of named elevations and depressions, most notably the Shiloh Mountain Chain and the distinct peaks of Barnett Hill and Locker Hill. Local history is anchored at sites like the Lakeview Community Hall and several ancestral resting places, including Shiloh Cem, Adams Cem, and the Richland Springs Cem.

Water management defines much of the terrain north of town, where a complex system of reservoirs including Southeast Laterals Watershed Reservoir Number 9 and Southeast Laterals Watershed Reservoir Number 8 captures runoff. These features, along with Wilbarger Cr and Richland Springs Cr, illustrate a modern rural infrastructure designed to support agriculture in a landscape also marked by evocative local names like Hogg Hollow and Hooten Hollow.