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1966 Map of Sipe Springs

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Sipe Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The community of Sipe Springs serves as the focal point of this Comanche County landscape, situated near the headwaters of the Sipe Springs Branch. The map records an economy transitioning between transportation and extraction, most notably marked by the Old Railroad Grade that cuts across the northern terrain. This abandoned infrastructure speaks to the earlier importance of rail connectivity in central Texas before the dominance of regional highways.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the documentation of several burial sites, including Sipe Springs Cemetery and the more remote Parker Cemetery. The physical geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, such as Copperas Creek, South Copperas Creek, and Stag Creek, while the land surface is dotted with evidence of the oil and gas industry, indicated by numerous Oil Wells and a Quarry.