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2019 Map of Sample

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Sample
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Nopal sits at the intersection of farm roads in this rural stretch along the Gonzales and DeWitt County line. The landscape is defined by a dense network of seasonal drainages, including Rocky Creek and Shoats Creek, which carve through the terrain toward larger basins. Distinctive landforms like Van Cleave Mound and Wolf Hollow suggest the varied topography that dictated early settlement and land use in this part of South Texas.

For genealogists and local historians, the presence of Sample Cemetery and Billings Cemetery provides specific points of interest for family research. The map illustrates how transportation evolved from established routes like FM 108 S to a web of smaller local corridors such as Schulle Road and Nolte-Boehl Road, connecting isolated homesteads and ranching properties near Gwen Lake and White-Oak Branch.