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2012 Map of Sipe Springs

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Sipe Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Sipe Springs and the surrounding Comanche County ranchlands are documented here just after the first decade of the 21st century. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways and conservation projects, including the Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir and Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir, which manage the flow of Copperas Cr and its tributaries. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the Sipe Springs Cem and Parker Cem provides specific points of interest for family research in this rural pocket of Texas.

Transportation throughout the quadrangle relies on a grid of county roads and highway connections, such as HWY-587 and Ranch Road 1477. Small named bodies of water like Railroad Lake and Highway Lake suggest a history of utilitarian land use adjacent to these transit corridors. The settlement of Stag Creek sits in the southeast, near the confluence of Stag Cr and S Copperas Cr, illustrating how early habitation centered on these vital water sources.