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1968 Map of Signal Hill

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Signal Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Cedar Valley and the surrounding Hill Country ranchlands appear at a transitional moment in the late 1960s, showing the early expansion of Travis County infrastructure into rural territory. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Slaughter Creek, Bear Creek, and Williamson Creek, which carve through the Edwards Plateau terrain. Prominent landmarks such as Signal Hill and Friday Mountain rise above the drainage basins, while the boundary between Travis Co and Hays Co bisects the southern reaches of the quadrangle.

Large family holdings like the Signal Hill Ranch, Sawyer Ranch, and Koenig Ranch characterize the land use of the era, interspersed with numerous gravel pits and quarries that point to the region's mid-century growth. Religious and educational life is anchored by Friendship Ch and a Boys Camp near Spring Hollow. Genealogists will find the locations of Oliver Cem and Johnson Cem particularly valuable for tracing local pioneer families before suburban development fully reached this part of the corridor.