California Creek (Val Verde County, Texas)

California Creek, formerly Painted Cave Spring Creek[1] a stream in Val Verde County, Texas, formerly a tributary of Devils River it now flows into the north side of Amistad Reservoir at an elevation of 1119 feet. California Creek has its source at 29°37′29″N 101°02′14″W.[2]

California Creek was the route of the San Antonio-El Paso Road followed northwest from Painted Caves to the point that the trail diverted to the upper Evans Creek and California Spring.[3]

See also

References
  1. The Burr G. Duval Diary, edited by Sam Woolford, The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 65, July 1961 - April, H. Bailey Carroll, editor, Journal/Magazine/Newsletter, 1962, Texas State Historical Association, 1962, p.495; from texashistory.unt.edu: accessed January 21, 2014, University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: California Creek
  3. W. R. Livermore, Military Map of the Rio Grande Frontier, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, 1881 from cah.utexas.edu accessed January 21, 2014


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