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2022 Map of Rockdale West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Rockdale West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Rockdale serves as the primary urban center for this portion of Milam County, where the street grid of the town's western edge meets the expansive ranch and creek lands of central Texas. The area is defined by the winding course of the San Gabriel River and its numerous tributaries, including Brushy Creek and Alligator Cr, which carve through a landscape dotted with long-standing family and community burial grounds. These sites, such as the Odd Fellows Cem and Gilleland Cem, offer significant genealogical value for those tracing the early settlers of the region.

Rural communities like Tracy, Marjorie, and Praesel anchor the outlying areas, connected by a network of farm-to-market roads and county routes. The presence of Voss Lake and smaller drainages like Brushy Slough highlights the local water management essential to the area's agricultural heritage. This map provides a clear view of the transition from the concentrated residential blocks of western Rockdale to the dispersed homesteads and named landmarks of the surrounding countryside.