Geographical Features
The following is an alphabetical listing of named natural geographical features in Bosque County (plus dams and reservoirs). To see towns and communities, click here. To see cemeteries, click here.
The location of these features within Bosque County can be found using the feature location map.
Features that are underlined have links to additional information and history
concerning that town. If there is an "HT" in the third column, it is a link to
additional information from the Handbook of Texas, created and maintained by the
Texas State Historical Association and distributed in partnership with the
University of North Texas.
Feature Name | Type | HT | USGS Quadrangle(s) |
Aars Mountain | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Allen Bend | bend | Allen Bend | |
Austin Branch | stream | Cranfills Gap | |
Bailey Branch | stream | Spring Creek Gap | |
Barry Branch | stream | Walnut Springs West | |
Bee Bluff | cliff | Allen Bend | |
Bee Creek | stream | HT | Meridian, Sugarloaf Mountain |
Bee Mountain (#1) | summit | HT | Brazos Point |
Bee Mountain (#2) | summit | HT | Meridian/Sugarloaf Mountain? |
Bee Rock Flats | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Big Bee Rock | cliff | HT | Sugarloaf Mountain |
Big Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Boggy Branch | stream | German Valley, Hurst Spring | |
Bosque River | stream | HT | |
Boyd Branch | stream | Camp Branch | |
Brazos River | stream | HT | Allen Bend, Blum, Brazos Point, China Springs, Glen Rose East, Laguna Park, Lakeside Village, Smiths Bend, Whitney |
Brown Mountain | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Burk's Crossing | crossing | Smiths Bend | |
Camfield Branch | stream | Cranfills Gap | |
Camp Branch | stream | HT | Camp Branch |
Cedar Creek | stream | Laguna Park, Smiths Bend | |
Cedar Mountain | summit | Walnut Springs West | |
Cedron Creek | stream | HT | Allen Bend |
Childress Creek | stream | HT | China Springs, Clifton, Laguna Park, Pilot Knob, Valley Mills |
Coon Creek | stream | HT | Laguna Park, Smiths Bend |
Cooney Cavern | cave | Allen Bend | |
Corn Gap | gap | HT | Walnut Springs East |
Cottonwood Creek | stream | Laguna Park, Valley Mills, Cottonwood Creek | |
Cox Branch | stream | HT | Walnut Springs East |
Cranfills Mountain | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Cross Branch | stream | HT | Glen Rose West |
Dinner Hill Mountain | summit | Walnut Springs West | |
Dry Branch (#1) | stream | Allen Bend | |
Dry Branch (#2) | stream | Brazos Point | |
Dry Brook | stream | Brazos Point, Glen Rose East | |
Duffau Creek | stream | HT | Camp Branch, Spring Creek Gap |
Dunlap Branch | stream | Cranfills Gap | |
Dunlap Hill | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Dyes Branch | stream | Meridian, Sugarloaf Mountain | |
East Bosque River | stream | HT | Walnut Springs West, Camp Branch |
East Flat Top Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Eisenhower Branch | stream | Valley Mills | |
Fall Creek | stream | HT | Spring Creek Gap |
Falls Branch | stream | Allen Bend | |
Farris Creek | stream | HT | Walnut Springs East |
Flag Branch | stream | HT | Walnut Springs West |
Flag Branch Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Flat Rock Creek | stream | HT | Brazos Point, Glen Rose East |
Flat Top Mountain (#1) | summit | HT | Walnut Springs West |
Flat Top Mountain (#2) | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Fort Graham Crossing | crossing | Lakeside Village | |
Frog Hollow | valley | Brazos Point | |
Gary Creek | stream | HT | Cranfills Gap, Hurst Spring, Sugarloaf Mountain |
Gary Mountain | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
German Valley | valley | German Valley | |
Gibson Branch | stream | Iredell, Meridian | |
Gin Branch | stream | Hurst Spring, Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Goar Valley | valley | German Valley | |
Godager Hill | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Golden Mountain | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Grass Creek aka Spring Creek (#2) |
stream | HT | Brazos Point, Morgan, Walnut Springs East |
Hester Branch | stream | Camp Branch, Walnut Springs West | |
Hill Creek | stream | HT | Glen Rose East |
Hog Creek | stream | HT | Mosheim, Hurst Spring |
Hogan Creek | stream | Valley Mills | |
Hurst Branch | stream | German Valley | |
Ilseng Mountain | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Irrigation Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Jack Branch | stream | Hurst Spring | |
Jackson Hill | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Jenson Mountain | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Johnson Peak | summit | HT | Iredell |
Kay Mountain | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Kimball Bend | bend | Blum, Brazos Point | |
Kimball Crossing | crossing | Lakeside Village | |
King Creek | stream | HT | Allen Bend |
Kirby Creek | stream | Allen Bend, Laguna Park | |
Lake Whitney | reservoir | HT | Allen Bend, Blum, Brazos Point, Laguna Park, Lakeside Village, Smiths Bend, Whitney |
Little Bee Rock | cliff | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Little Rocky Creek | stream | HT | Laguna Park |
Live Oak Creek | stream | HT | Coryell, Mosheim, Hurst Spring |
Logwood Crossing | crossing | Lakeside Village | |
Long Branch | stream | Allen Bend | |
McCabe's Crossing | crossing | Smiths Bend | |
Meridian Creek | stream | HT | Clifton, Cranfills Gap, Sugarloaf Mountain |
Meridian Knobs | summit | ||
Meridian Lake | reservoir | Meridian | |
Mesquite Creek | stream | HT | Lakeside Village, Morgan, Walnut Springs East |
Middle Bosque River | stream | HT | Coryell |
Middle Fork Neils Creek | stream | German Valley | |
Montgomery Creek | stream | Pilot Knob | |
Mustang Creek (#1) | stream | Cranfills Gap | |
Mustang Creek (#2) | stream | HT | Walnut Springs West |
Mustang Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Negrohead Bluff | cliff | Brazos Point | |
Neils Creek | stream | HT | German Valley, Hurst Spring, Mosheim |
Norman Hill | summit | HT | Hurst Spring |
Norse Hill | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
North Bosque River | stream | HT | Clifton, Iredell, Meridian, Mosheim, Pilot Knob, Spring Creek Gap, Sugarloaf Mountain, Valley Mills, Walnut Springs West |
North Fork Hill Creek | stream | Glen Rose East | |
North Fork Neils Creek | stream | German Valley | |
North Prong Meridian Creek | stream | Cranfills Gap | |
Norway Hill | summit | Hurst Spring | |
Number Six Mountain | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Old Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Ownsby Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Pilot Knob | summit | HT | Pilot Knob |
Plowman Creek | stream | Lakeside Village, Morgan | |
Polnac Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
Powelldale Mountains | summit | HT | Lakeside Village, Morgan |
Rattlesnake Mountain (#1) | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Rattlesnake Mountain (#2) | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Raymond Creek | stream | Lakeside Village, Morgan | |
Robison Bluff | cliff | Lakeside Village | |
Rock Springs Creek | stream | Valley Mills | |
Rocky Creek (#1) | stream | HT | Allen Bend, Laguna Park |
Rocky Creek (#2) | stream | Camp Branch | |
Rogstad Mountain | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Rough Creek | stream | HT | Walnut Springs West |
Round Mountain | summit | Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Schumacher Creek | stream | Clifton, Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Sheek Creek | stream | China Springs, Smiths Bend | |
Shoal Creek | stream | Hurst Spring | |
Smiths Bend | bend | Smiths Bend | |
Soesbees Bluff | cliff | Smiths Bend | |
Soldiers Bluff | cliff | Smiths Bend | |
South Flat Top Lake | reservoir | Walnut Springs West | |
South Fork Hill Creek | stream | Glen Rose East, Glen Rose West, Walnut Springs East, Walnut Springs West | |
South Fork Neils Creek | stream | German Valley | |
South Fork Rocky Creek | stream | Laguna Park | |
South Prong Coon Creek | stream | Laguna Park, Smiths Bend | |
Spencer Hollow | valley | Cranfills Gap | |
Spencer Mountain | summit | Cranfills Gap | |
Spivey Crossing | crossing | Smiths Bend | |
Spring Creek (#1) | stream | HT | Cranfills Gap, Iredell, Spring Creek Gap, Sugarloaf Mountain |
Spring Creek (#2) (aka Grass Creek) |
stream | HT | Brazos Point, Morgan, Walnut Springs East |
Spring Creek Gap | gap | HT | Spring Creek Gap |
Stanford Valley | valley | German Valley | |
Stanifer Branch | stream | Pilot Knob | |
Steele Creek | stream | HT | Allen Bend, Lakeside Village, Morgan, Pilot Knob, Walnut Springs East |
Stiffy Hollow | valley | Cranfills Gap | |
Sugarloaf Mountain | summit | HT | Sugarloaf Mountain |
Thompson Hollow | valley | Valley Mills | |
Toms Branch | stream | Pilot Knob | |
Tuggle Branch | stream | Morgan, Walnut Springs East | |
Turkey Creek | stream | Clifton, Mosheim, Sugarloaf Mountain | |
Walker Branch | stream | Camp Branch, Walnut Springs West | |
Whitney Dam | dam | HT | Smiths Bend |
Willow Creek | stream | HT | China Springs, Laguna Park, Valley Mills |
Womack Branch | stream | Laguna Park, Clifton | |
Wortham Bend | bend | China Springs | |
Yearling Branch | stream | Brazos Point |