2016 Map of Stith

About this map

Stith serves as the central focal point for this rural landscape where the border between Jones and Taylor Counties is defined by a series of straight-line surveyor boundaries and quiet farm roads. The terrain is deeply etched by the winding course of Bitter Creek, which meanders northward toward the Clear Fork river valley, while Mulberry Creek and Bull Wagon Creek drain the southern reaches. This landscape is a patchwork of large-scale landholdings intersected by an organized grid of county roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 605, FM 707, and the curiously named Western Star Road. The map documents a classic Texas Big Country environment, where the traditional ranching and agricultural road network, including Twin Co Road, remains the primary infrastructure connecting isolated farmsteads and the small settlement of Stith.