The Colorado River winds through this central Texas landscape, shaping the development of rural communities east of Austin. Established settlements like Webberville, Garfield, and Hornsby Bend are interspersed with numerous family and community burial grounds, including Puckett Cemetery, Hunter Cemetery, and Woods Cemetery. The presence of Comanche Cemeteries near the riverbank speaks to the deeper history of the region. Significant twentieth-century infrastructure is visible, such as the City of Austin DBA Austin Energy Facility and the Del Valle Airport, marking the shift from a strictly agrarian economy to one supporting modern urban utility and transportation needs. Small water bodies like Clarence Washington Farm Lake, created by the Clarence Washington Farm Dam, reflect local land management and agricultural heritage along the drainage of Gilleland Creek and Onion Creek.
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1885 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1896 · Austin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1897 · Austin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1904 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1910 · Austin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1948 · Elgin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Bastrop
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Elgin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500