2022 Map of Ashland

About this map

The borderlands of Upshur, Harrison, and Gregg Counties define this landscape, where the settlements of Ashland, Diana, and Morton are connected by a network of farm-to-market roads and named lanes. The terrain is deeply inscribed by the winding course of the Little Cypress Bayou and its tributaries, including Arms Cr and Eagle Cr, creating a bottomland environment punctuated by features like French Lake. Genealogy and local history are particularly well-represented through numerous family and community burial sites such as Walnut Creek Cem, Shady Grove Cem, and the Bluff Springs Cem. This 2022 survey documents a rural Texas geography where modern residential developments like Ashland Hts and Singleton Trce sit adjacent to established agricultural patterns and the natural riparian corridors of the East Texas bayous.