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1959 Map of San Saba

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of San Saba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The San Saba townsite sits at a strategic bend of the San Saba River, defined in the late 1950s by its central courthouse, local High Sch, and the winding tracks of the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad. This survey captures the community just as it maintained its role as a regional hub, featuring a prominent Athletic Field, Baseball Field, and the Radio Tower (KBAL) on the eastern edge of the city limits.

Beyond the residential grid, the landscape transitions into a network of family-named landmarks and rural infrastructure. Small family plots such as Terry Cem and Brown Cem are scattered across the northern pastures near Rabbit Branch. To the south, the terrain becomes more varied around Chappel Hill and Fort Hollow, where numerous livestock tanks like the Watson-Miller Tank and Barker Tank illustrate the importance of water management in this cattle-ranching country.