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2022 Map of Westphalia

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Westphalia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Westphalia anchors the northern reaches of this landscape, where the rural crossroads of Falls County meet a network of creek drainages and country roads. The settlement pattern is defined by small communities such as Barclay and the curiously named Zipperlandville, each connected by a grid of numbered roads that navigate the local topography. This area is notably dense with small family and parish burial grounds, including the dual Saint Marys Cem - West and Saint Marys Cem - East, as well as the Salem Lutheran Cem and Pieper Cem, which reflect the region's deep agricultural and immigrant roots.

The hydrology of the region is dominated by winding seasonal watercourses like Little Pond Cr, Brushy Cr, and Keys Cr, which feed into larger systems across the Bell and Milam county lines. Significant landmarks such as Smith Lake and the drainage of Dry Hollow provide further points of orientation for those studying the rural Texas interior. The transition between counties is marked by the Falls Co Bell Co and Falls Co Milam Co boundaries, illustrating how these local jurisdictions divide the prairie and ranch land.