This map uses the Gotier spelling, instead of Gotcher, and is courtesy of Kenneth Kesselus. It appears on page 77 of his book, Bastrop County Before Statehood.
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
The Gotcher Trace: 1831-1845 By Larry K. Ripper
It was the summer of ’59 and my brothers and I were staying with our grandparents, helping to bring in a late season cotton crop. We were near the tiny community of Pin Oak, just across the Fayette/Bastrop County line.
After a long day in the field, we were standing on a neighbor’s …
