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2016 Map of Sipe Springs

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Sipe Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Sipe Springs serves as the primary settlement in this section of Comanche County, located where Sipe Springs Cr begins its southward drainage. The landscape is defined by its water management and agricultural history, featuring numerous reservoirs such as Railroad Lake, Shults Lake, and the Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir. These features, alongside N Gibson Lake and S Gibson Lake, illustrate a rural economy reliant on capturing seasonal runoff from tributaries like Copperas Cr and Nanny Br.

Genealogists will find significance in the Sipe Springs Cem and the more remote Parker Cem situated to the south. The map documents a dense network of county roads, including FM 587 and Ranch Rd 1477, which connect the scattered homesteads and ranches across the Eastland and Comanche County line. The drainage of Stag Cr in the southeast corner further points to the traditional land use patterns of the Cross Timbers region.