2013 Map of Riesel

About this map

Riesel and the surrounding McLennan County landscape are defined by a network of creeks and small impoundments feeding toward the Brazos River, which clips the southwestern corner of this survey. This agricultural region is punctuated by long-established rural settlements such as Blackland and Perry, connected by a grid of farm-to-market roads and county lanes. The mapping of Lake Cr Lake and smaller bodies like Hesse Lake, Mann Lake, and Able Lake suggests a landscape managed for water resources in the Texas Blackland Prairies. Local heritage is preserved in several small burial grounds, including Friedens Cem near Blackland and Nazare Cem closer to Perry. Transportation and utility corridors are prominent, with the Holict "Private" Airport providing a point of interest for local aviation history among the sprawling tracts of farmland.