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2016 Map of Wellborn

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Wellborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

College Station and the sprawling campus of Texas A & M Univ dominate the northern portion of this Brazos County landscape, where the urban grid gives way to the creek-carved terrain of the Brazos Valley. The BNSF Railway serves as a central artery through the region, passing through the historic community of Wellborn and the smaller settlements of Koppe and Spear. The landscape is defined by its water system, with the Brazos River forming the western boundary and numerous smaller bodies like Frierson Lake Number 1 and Spearman Lake dotting the southeastern corner.

Local landmarks such as Easterwood Field and the College Station Cem offer specific points of interest for researchers tracking the development of the university and the surrounding town. To the west, the elevation rises toward Shellbournes Hill, overlooking the confluence of White Cr and Hopes Cr, illustrating the transition from the structured academic and residential zones of the north to the more open, aquatic-focused environment of the south.