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1961 Map of Stephenville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Stephenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Stephenville city center and the sprawling campus of Tarleton State College dominate the northwest corner of this West-Central Texas landscape in the early sixties. The town's grid is anchored by Washington St and Elm St, while the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad cuts a diagonal path toward the southwest. This period of growth is evidenced by a new highway section marked as Under Construction and the presence of the Stephenville Municipal Airport to the east.

Beyond the urban core, the terrain is defined by the winding Bosque River and its many tributaries, including Alarm Creek and Indian Creek. Rural life is etched into the land through numerous family and community landmarks, such as Johnson Cemetery and Valley Grove Church. An old railroad grade snaking through the southern hills serves as a silent witness to a previous era of transportation, providing a clear reference for those tracing the historical footprint of Erath County.