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1966 Map of Walnut Springs East

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Walnut Springs East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Walnut Springs serves as the primary hub of this 1960s landscape, situated where the valley of Steele Creek meets several intersecting transportation lines. The map documents the remnants of a local rail history, with a line marked Abandoned cutting through the center of town near Katy Park and the Athletic Field. This era of transition is reflected in the land use, where traditional rural markers like Oak Grove Cem and Willow Springs Ch sit alongside modern utility infrastructure, including a Substation, several Pipelines, and a Radio Tower.

The terrain is defined by its drainage patterns, with Cox Branch, Farris Creek, and Hill Creek carving through the hills toward the southeast. Landowners and genealogists can identify specific sites such as Calhoun and Russell Cem, as well as numerous Gravel Pits that suggest the local extractive industry of the mid-20th century. High points like Corn Gap and the surveyor's mark at Page provide topographic context for this corner of Bosque County during a period of infrastructure modernization.