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1964 Map of Rogers

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Rogers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The town of Rogers serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in central Texas during the mid-1960s. The survey reveals a region defined by its waterway network, where Elm Creek and its tributary South Elm Creek carve through the terrain. The community of New Colony and the smaller settlement at Edgeworth appear as distinct rural points connected by a developing road system. The map captures the dividing line between Bell and Milam counties, noted here as an indefinite boundary crossing through the drainage of Lipan Creek.

For those researching family history, the map provides precise locations for Rogers Cem and Hope Cem near the southern border by Buckholts. Small-scale industrial and civic infrastructure is present in the form of a Water Tank in Rogers and a Community Center in New Colony. The presence of Rogers Lake and the seasonal nature of Dry Hollow reflect the hydraulic character of the local prairie before modern suburban expansion altered these watercourses.