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1925 Map of San Marcos 4-c

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of San Marcos 4-c
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Guadalupe River snakes across this 1925 landscape, marking the boundary between Guadalupe and Gonzales Counties. The area is characterized by a dense network of local community hubs, specifically a high concentration of schools and churches that served the rural population. At the center of the sheet, the settlement of Belmont sits at the junction of the Old Spanish Trail, reflecting a traditional Texas road network that followed the natural contours of the land rather than a rigid grid.

Local genealogy and social history are preserved through labels for the St James Tabernacle, Nixon Church, and two distinct houses of worship along the water, the Nash Creek Methodist Church and Nash Creek Baptist Church. Educational history is equally well-documented, with numerous rural campuses like Roosevelt School, Sand Hill School, and Wells School spread across the uplands north of Clemens Creek.