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1964 Map of San Marcos North

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of San Marcos North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Blanco River snakes through the landscape, defining the northern approach to the growing university town shown in this mid-century survey. Southwest Texas State College stands as a central anchor for San Marcos, surrounded by local landmarks like the San Marcos Academy, the Courthouse, and the County Memorial Hospital. The map illustrates a period of transition as urban expansion, noted in purple revisions, pushes into the surrounding ranch lands and gravel pits.

Transportation networks are heavily influenced by the corridors of the Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads, which parallel the modern highway routes. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial grounds, from the San Vicente Cem near the northern bend of the river to the Guadalupe Cem and San Marcos Cem. The landscape is further characterized by its hydrology, including the start of Spring Lake and the drainage of Sink Creek and Purgatory Creek.