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1955 Map of Valley Spring

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Valley Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Valley Spring and its surrounding ranchlands appear in this mid-century survey as a landscape defined by seasonal watercourses and prominent granite uplifts. The settlement is centered near the confluence of Sand Spring Creek and Johnson Creek, where the local cemetery and several windmills mark the domestic heart of the Llano County countryside. The terrain is notably punctuated by isolated peaks like Deer Mountain in the west and Wolf Mountain to the east, with Phillips Rock standing as a distinct landmark in the northern reaches.

Evidence of rural life and early industry is scattered across the sheet, from the Shiloh Ch and Salem Cem to an inactive quarry located near Willow Creek. Numerous windmills are mapped across the drainages of San Fernando Creek and North Willow Creek, illustrating the vital importance of groundwater for the region's livestock operations during the 1950s. The map also records the primitive road network connecting the area to distant hubs like Menard and Mason before modern improvements.