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1969 Map of Texas Mountain

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Texas Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Texas Mountain rises as a central landmark in this 1969 topographic portrait of northeastern Medina County. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage network and prominent limestone elevations, where Saathoff Mountain and Split Mountain overlook deep ravines such as Deadman Hollow and Trough Hollow. Numerous water sources are meticulously documented, from the secluded Twin Springs and Yellow Spring to the significant Blue Waterhole on the banks of Hondo Creek.

Human activity is concentrated at Valdina Farms in the southwest and Camp Mary Louise along the eastern creek bed. The distribution of wells and cattle tanks across the territory suggests a ranching economy adapted to the broken terrain of the Balcones Escarpment. This survey captures a moment before modern residential expansion, showing a landscape still largely dictated by its springs and the seasonal flow of Parkers Creek and Ney Creek.