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This map was prepared by the W.P.A. It carries a date of 7/9/1941. The text that follows accompanies the map.

Explanation of the Map Areas and Their Divisions

A. in Municipality and County of Milam (Viesca)*      (1) to 3/13/1848
     in Williamson County          from 3/13/1848         (2) to 2/ 5/1852
     in Burnet County                 from 2/ 5/1852           (3) to date

B. in Municipality and County of Milam (Viesca)*      (1) to 1/22/1850
     in Bell County                      from 1/22/1850         (4) to 2/ 7/1853
     in Williamson County           from 2/ 7/1853          (5) to date

C. in Municipality and County of Viesca (Milam)*                                         (1) to 4/24/1834
     in Municipality and County of Mina (Bastrop) **   from 4/24/1834         (6) to 5/24/1838
     in Milam County                                                    from 5/24/1838          (7) to 3/13/1848
     in Williamson County                                             from 3/13/1848         (2) to date

D. (Area of Williamson County not crosshatched on map)
in Municipality and County of Milam (Viesca)* (1) to 3/13/1848
in Williamson County from 3/13/1848 (2) to date

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1.     See Texas Historical Records Survey, Inventory of the County Archives of Texas, No. 166, Milam County, p. 6.
2.    Gam.Laws, III, 76.
3.    Gam.Laws, III, 927.
4.    Gam Laws, III, 501
5.    Gam.Laws, III, 1337
6.    Gam.Laws, I, 384.
7.    Gam Laws, 1519. With this definition it must be assumed that area "C" became reattached to Milam County.

* Name changed from Viesca to Milam Dec. 27, 1835. Gam. Laws, I, 1002.
** Name changed from Mina to Bastrop Dec. 18, 1837. Gam. Laws, I, 1432.