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2010 Map of Sample

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Sample
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Sample Cemetery and the rural crossroads of Sample anchor the northern reaches of this Gonzales County landscape, where small family burial grounds and scattered farmsteads define the local history. The terrain is deeply grooved by a complex drainage network, including the meandering paths of Cottonwood Creek, Rocky Creek, and Shoats Creek, which flow toward larger systems beyond the quadrangle boundary.

Evidence of established land ownership and cattle ranching appears in the intricate web of county roads like Co RD 304 and Co RD 218 that connect isolated settlements such as Yokum and Nopal. Noteworthy landmarks like Van Cleave Mound and Gwen Lake break the rhythmic pattern of creek bottoms and low ridges. For genealogists and local historians, the proximity of Billings Cemetery to the drainage of Shoats Creek provides a specific geographical context for late-20th-century rural Texas life and land use.