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2016 Map of Robbers Roost

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Robbers Roost
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The San Saba River winds through this central Texas landscape, defining the southern portion of a territory where the boundaries of Menard and McCulloch counties meet. This ranchland region is marked by a series of named pools along the river course, including Billy Hole, Gobal Hole, and Gravel Hole near the sharp river turn at Picnic Bend. Settlement is concentrated near the southern margin at Robbers Roost and the landmark of Hext, where Hext Cem serves as a primary genealogical site for the surrounding rural community.

Drainage patterns across the quadrangle are characterized by numerous draws and hollows that feed toward the river, such as McDougal Draw, Wilkerson Draw, and the ominously named Dead Man Hollow. A network of local roads and lanes, many bearing family names like Childers Ln, Shafer Ln, and Jacoby Ln, provide access to the dispersed homesteads and agricultural tracts that have long defined this portion of the Texas Hill Country periphery.