2011 Map of Round Prairie

About this map

Lake Limestone dominates the northern reaches of this landscape, its expansive waters held in place by the Sterling C Robertson Dam. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Navasota River and numerous branches like Dogwood Creek and Birch Creek, which carve through the terrain south of the reservoir. For those researching local family history, the map is remarkably dense with burial grounds, including the Sansom Cemetery, Friendship Cemetery, and the Seale-Round Prairie Cemetery near the settlement of Round Prairie. The distribution of these cemeteries alongside small communities like Seale and Long Hollow suggests a long-established rural social structure centered around these small creek-fed valleys. Many of these sites, such as the Bumpus Cemetery and Grayson Cemetery, are tucked away near the banks of local tributaries, preserving the location of early homesteads and family plots.