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1924 Map of Waco 3-d

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Waco 3-d
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The South Bosque Oil Fields dominate the southern landscape of this 1924 survey, highlighting a period of active resource extraction along the Middle Bosque Creek. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of the North Bosque River and its numerous tributaries, which dictated the placement of essential river fords such as Lowell Crossing and Flat Rock Crossing. These crossings served a network of rural communities and family-named land features before the expansion of modern highway infrastructure.

Small settlements like Speegleville, Windsor, and Willow Grove anchor the social geography, supported by local institutions including Mt Zion School and Lone Hill Church. The intricate contour lines reveal the dissected upland topography between the river valleys, where schools like Midway School were positioned to serve the farming families of McLennan County. This mapping records the specific locations of homesteads and early twentieth-century industry just as the region’s petroleum potential was being realized.