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1958 Map of Washington

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Brazos River and Navasota River converge in this mid-century survey of the Texas landscape, defining a region rich in rural community infrastructure. The settlement of Washington sits near the confluence, adjacent to Washington State Park, anchoring a network of family-named landmarks and local institutions. The topography transitions from the alluvial plains of the river bottomlands to the elevated Hidalgo Bluffs in the northwest, where the St Matthew Ch and St Matthew Sch served the surrounding farmsteads.

Evidence of the area's social fabric is found in the distribution of country churches and schools, such as Mt Zion Sch and Friedens Ch. Economic activity of the era is represented by several Quarry sites and a Gravel Pit near the river banks. Smaller settlements like Graball and Lohmeyer appear alongside cemeteries such as Tennyson Cem, providing specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral locations in this part of Washington County.