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1961 Map of Anna

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Anna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Anna and Melissa serve as the primary hubs in this section of north Collin County during the early 1960s, a period defined by the busy Southern Pacific rail line and a network of rural drainage systems including the East Fork Trinity River and Throckmorton Creek. The map provides significant genealogical value, documenting several family-named burial grounds such as Lair Cem, Coffman Cem, and Brinlee Cem.

Evidence of early communication and transportation infrastructure is preserved through labels like Old Telephone Road and an Old Railroad Grade. The landscape's industrial character is marked by several Gravel Pits and a Quarry, while social life is centered around rural institutions like Rosamond Ch, White Rock Ch, and the Independent Sch. The map also indicates areas subject to controlled inundation along the creeks, reflecting local water management practices of the era.