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2016 Map of Thorndale

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Thorndale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The boundary between Williamson and Milam Counties runs directly through this agricultural landscape, centered on the settlement of Thorndale. This era of land management is characterized by an extensive network of water conservation projects, including Soil Conservation Service Site 23 and several other numbered reservoirs designed to manage the watershed of Brushy Creek and Salty Creek. These sites reflect a mid-to-late 20th-century emphasis on flood control and soil stabilization across the Texas Blackland Prairies.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, such as Ramseur Cemetery and the Conoley Union Community Cemetery, which anchor the surrounding farmsteads. The small community of Salty serves as a secondary focal point in the east, while the northern edge is defined by the larger town of Thorndale, where the street grid includes locally significant thoroughfares like East Salty Street and Sandoval Road.