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1960 Map of Tolar

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Tolar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The community of Tolar serves as the focal point of this North Texas landscape at the start of the 1960s, situated along the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe (AT & SF) railroad. The area is defined by a series of north-to-south drainages including Robinson Creek, Strouds Creek, and Squaw Creek, which carve through the terrain between prominent high points like VABM Musick.

Genealogists will find a high density of small family and community burial grounds, such as Martin Cem, Antioch Cem, and Asbury Cem, often located on ridges above the creek bottoms. The presence of Minnow Ponds and several Gravel Pits reflects the local rural industries of the era, while the network of Private roads indicates the transition from public thoroughfares to enclosed ranching and farming tracts.