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2010 Map of Smithson Valley

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Smithson Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Canyon Lake dominates the northern landscape of this Comal County quadrangle, where the residential pockets of Westhaven and Canyon Lake Forest meet the water's edge. The terrain is defined by a series of ephemeral watercourses including West Fork Dry Comal Creek and Dry Bear Creek, cutting through prominent elevations such as Startz Hill and Split Mountain. For local historians and genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with family-named burial grounds, including the Smithson Valley Cemetery, Heimer Cemetery, and Kraft Cemetery.

Settlement patterns follow the winding routes of FM 311 and FM 3159, linking the community of Smithson Valley to the residential growth at Startzville. The presence of the Krause Lake Dam on Tom Creek illustrates the importance of local water management in this limestone-influenced landscape, while names like Naked Indian Trl and Lonesome Dove reflect the regional character of the roadway network.