1982 Map of Utley

About this map

The winding loops of the Colorado River define this rural landscape on the border of Travis and Bastrop counties. In the early 1980s, the terrain shows a pattern of river-bend agriculture and scattered communities like Utley and Wyldwood. The area is notably dense with small family and community burial sites, from the St Paul Ch Williams Cem to the Walker-Watson Cem, suggesting long-standing family settlements across the Hemphill Prairie. Prominent landmarks like Caldwell Knob rise above the alluvial plains, while the river carves deep oxbows at Pope Bend, Hemphill Bend, and Wilbarger Bend. This survey documents a quiet rural transition before modern suburban expansion, preserving the locations of local landmarks such as Cedar Valley Ch and the numerous gravel pits that once supported the local road network.