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1964 Map of Sisterdale

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Sisterdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Sisterdale serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey, situated at the confluence of West Sister Creek and East Sister Creek before they join the winding Guadalupe River. The landscape is defined by the sharp relief of the Texas Hill Country, where drainage systems like Wasp Creek and Sabinas Creek carve through the limestone terrain. This era of the valley is marked by a mix of agricultural fencing, indicated by the red dashed lines throughout the quadrangle, and small-scale resource extraction at various quarries and gravel pits.

Further south along the river, Ammann Crossing and Camp Alzafar point to the area's development as a site for both river-based transit and recreation. The map meticulously records the local infrastructure of the time, including the Community Church and several small family plots labeled simply as Cem or Grave. Landforms like Speerwood Canyon and Heilmann Canyon illustrate the deeply dissected nature of the plateau bordering the river valley.