{"product_id":"old-map-of-keller-texas-by-usgs-1955-haltom-city-lake-worth","title":"Old Map of Keller, Texas by USGS, 1955 – Haltom City \u0026 Lake Worth","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1964 using survey data from 1955, the US Geological Survey’s “Haltom City” captures a revealing moment in the mid-century landscape north and west of Fort Worth. At a scale of 1:62,500, it presents Keller, Haltom City, Lake Worth, and their surrounding communities with the clarity and precision for which USGS topographic mapping is renowned. The map belongs to an era when much of this part of North Texas still retained a semi-rural character, even as the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area was beginning its dramatic outward expansion. Its original title, “Haltom City,” anchors the sheet in one of the region’s growing suburban centers, while the wider mapped area records a landscape on the cusp of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartographic language of the map is both technical and elegant, combining contour lines, color differentiation, roads, railways, settlements, and water features into a disciplined visual record. Elevation is expressed through closely observed contouring, revealing the rolling hills, shallow valleys, and subtle rises typical of the North Texas terrain. Interspersed colors distinguish land uses and mapped features, allowing populated places, transport corridors, open ground, and hydrological elements to read clearly against one another. Produced by the US Geological Survey, the map reflects the agency’s mid-twentieth-century commitment to standardized, highly legible mapping for public works, planning, resource study, and navigation. Its detail gives the viewer not merely a geographic outline, but a textured portrait of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeller appears here before its later rise as one of the prominent suburban communities within the Dallas-Fort Worth region. In the 1950s, Keller was still closely tied to agricultural land, local roads, rail connections, and smaller settlement patterns, rather than the dense residential development that would follow in later decades. The map’s roads and junctions trace the framework upon which later growth would be built, while the surrounding neighborhoods and open spaces suggest a community still balancing rural identity with metropolitan proximity. For anyone familiar with Keller today, the sheet offers a striking comparison: streets, routes, and land divisions that once served a modest town would eventually become the skeleton of a rapidly expanding suburb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLake Worth is one of the most prominent natural and recreational features shown, its waters shaping the western portion of the mapped landscape. As a reservoir serving Fort Worth and the surrounding area, Lake Worth was both a practical water resource and a destination for leisure, boating, and lakeside settlement. The map’s treatment of shorelines, feeder streams, and nearby terrain shows how water, elevation, and infrastructure interacted in this part of Tarrant County. Smaller creeks, drainage lines, and reservoirs reinforce the importance of hydrology in a region often defined by modest relief rather than dramatic mountains. Together, these features reveal the environmental setting that influenced settlement, road placement, and land development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond its topographic precision, the map is a historical document of suburban Texas in transition. Haltom City, Keller, surrounding neighborhoods, railways, major roads, parks, green spaces, and water bodies are shown at a time when the region’s population and infrastructure were poised for rapid change. Areas that appear lightly developed or semi-rural would, within a few generations, become part of a continuous urban and suburban fabric stretching across the Metroplex. The map preserves the earlier geography beneath modern growth: older routes, rail alignments, reservoirs, and settlement clusters that shaped later expansion. It is an especially compelling view for collectors interested in North Texas history, metropolitan growth, and the measured beauty of USGS topographic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeller, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaltom City, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Worth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious neighborhoods in and around Keller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roads and highways, including intersections and junctions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParks and green spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater bodies and reservoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, a leading United States mapping agency known for detailed topographical and geological maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on survey data from 1955 and published in 1964.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical topographical map at a scale of 1:62,500.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepicts Keller, Texas, and the surrounding North Texas area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows Keller during a period before its later transformation from a small community into a rapidly growing Dallas-Fort Worth suburb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses interspersed colors to denote elevations and land uses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes contour lines illustrating hills, valleys, and other topographic variations typical of the North Texas landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into mid-20th-century regional development, including areas that were once rural or undeveloped and have since become urbanized.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/es\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? 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