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1925 Map of San Saba 1-d

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of San Saba 1-d
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Colorado River winds through this central Texas landscape, defining the boundaries where Mills and San Saba counties meet. The terrain is dominated by high points like San Saba Peak and deep incisions from waterways such as Bull Creek and Nabors Creek. The river's path creates distinctive geographical features, most notably at Catsclaw Bend and the wide arc of Shaw Bend.

Educational life in the mid-1920s is marked by a network of rural schoolhouses, including Nabors Creek School, Shaw Bend School, and Rye Valley School, which served the scattered farming families of the river valley. In the northeast corner, the Santa Fe line provides the primary industrial link for the region. This survey, which utilized early aerial photography from the U.S. Army Air Service, captures the intricate drainage patterns of Rough Hollow and Paint Creek before modern agricultural shifts altered the local landscape.