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1960 Map of Winkler

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Winkler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Navarro Co Freestone Co line divides this rural landscape, where the confluence of several major waterways dictated the early development of the region. Broad bottomlands surrounding Richland Creek and Chambers Creek dominate the northern portion of the survey, while Tehuacana Creek and its tributaries, such as Sandy Creek and Greenbriar Creek, carve through the southern uplands.

Settlement patterns in the mid-20th century remain focused on several small communities, most notably Winkler and St Elmo. For genealogists, the map is a detailed record of local heritage, preserving the locations of rural congregations and burial grounds like Sweetwater Cem, Petersburg Cem, and New Hope Ch. The terrain transitions from the low-lying Hogpen Slough to local high points like Pleasant Hill, illustrating the varied topography of east-central Texas before modern large-scale developments altered the natural drainage basins.