1900s (20th Century) Maps of Athens, Texas

1. 1949 Map of Frankston, 1964 Print

   

   1949 Frankston

   1964 Print · USGS

   East Texas ranching and timber country at the end of the 1940s was defined by the Southern Pacific rail line and small rural school districts. Researchers can find many family landmarks, from Moores Station and Fincastle to the Lapoynor Sch and Alligator Cem.

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4. 1949 Map of Athens, 1966 Print

   

   1949 Athens

   1966 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Henderson County is captured here at a moment when rural life centered on local institutions like Gum Creek Sch and Shelby Chapel. You can trace the path of the Southern Pacific through Athens and locate old family landmarks like Richardson Cem and Beck Chapel.

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7. 1950 Map of Athens

   

   1950 Athens

   1950 Print · USGS

   Henderson County center at mid-century, where the rail lines of the St Louis Southwestern and Southern Pacific cross. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Metzkoff Cem, the Junior College, and Shelby Chapel.

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10. 1950 Map of Frankston

    

    1950 Frankston

    1950 Print · USGS

    The Southern Pacific corridor between Henderson and Anderson Counties comes alive in this mid-century survey. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots at New York and Fincastle, or locate rural landmarks like Central High Sch and Rounsavall Cem.

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13. 1956 Map of Tyler

    

    1956 Tyler

    1956 Print · USGS

    East Texas was a powerhouse of oil production and rail transport during the mid-fifties, centered on the sprawling East Texas Oil Field. Researchers can trace the heritage of industrial hubs like Kilgore, military sites such as the Longhorn Ordnance Works, and many rural landmarks like Mount Enterprise.

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16. 1984 Map of Tyler

    

    1984 Tyler

    1984 Print · USGS

    East Texas at the peak of its reservoir-building era shows a landscape defined by new lakes and established rail corridors. Trace the path of the St Louis Southwestern RR or locate industrial sites like the Longhorn Ordnance Works.

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19. 1984 Map of Athens

    

    1984 Athens

    1984 Print · USGS

    Athens and its rural Henderson County surroundings are captured in the mid-1980s as the town grew toward the new Lake Athens. Researchers can trace old neighborhood boundaries near Virginia Hill or explore the drainage systems of Coon Creek and Shelton Mill Branch.

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22. 1984 Map of Mallard Hill

    

    1984 Mallard Hill

    1984 Print · USGS

    Henderson County, Texas, was undergoing steady transition in the late seventies and early eighties as residential growth expanded between ATHENS and Malakoff. Researchers can trace old family locations and landmarks like Crescent Heights, Mallard Hill, and the shores of Cedar Creek Reservoir.

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25. 1984 Map of Leagueville

    

    1984 Leagueville

    1984 Print · USGS

    Henderson County's rural communities and creek-fed landscapes are captured here in the mid-1980s. Local researchers can trace family lands near the settlements of Leagueville and New York, or locate specific features like Tater Hill Mountain and Steele Lakes.

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28. 1985 Map of Tyler

    

    1985 Tyler

    1985 Print · USGS

    East Texas in the mid-eighties centers on the growth of Tyler and the expansive waters of Lake Palestine. Genealogists and researchers can trace family landmarks like Henry's Chapel and Browning Cem alongside the routes of the Southern Pacific RR.

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31. 1991 Map of Tyler

    

    1991 Tyler

    1991 Print · USGS

    East Texas in the early nineties centered on the expansion of Tyler and the recreational draw of Lake Palestine. Researchers can trace the layout of smaller communities like Ben Wheeler, Frankston, and Troup as they existed before modern suburban growth.

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