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1956 Map of Shive

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Shive
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Vista Mountain and the high ground of Little Round Mountain dominate this central Texas landscape in the mid-1950s. The settlement of Shive and the community at Schoolerville are centers of local life, connected by a network of drainage systems like Cowhouse Creek and Partridge Creek. The era's transportation is anchored by the north-south route of the American Legion Memorial Highway, which cuts through the undulating terrain near Henderson Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Little Cowhouse Cemetery, Font Cemetery, and the West Point Cemetery near the settlement of West Point. The presence of several Caliche Pit locations indicates the local industry of the period, while landmarks like St Pauls Ch and Perkins Cem provide specific points of interest for those tracing rural heritage in Hamilton County.