2012 Map of Alba

About this map

Alba serves as the primary community in this rural pocket of East Texas, where the landscape is defined by the branching tributaries of the Sabine River. A network of farm-to-market roads and county routes connects smaller, localized settlements such as Ginger, Bright Star, and Hogansville. The area's history is preserved in quiet landmarks like the Turner Cem near Willow Springs and the MaGee - McCord Cem further east. These small burial grounds and named crossroads reflect a long-standing agricultural and residential pattern that persists even as nearby water features like Case Lake and Woods Lake highlight the region's low-lying, creek-fed terrain. The distribution of homes along roads like FM-779 and FM-515 illustrates the gradual development of these unincorporated communities over the decades, centered around the drainage basins of Franks Cr and Allread Cr.