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2013 Map of Atoy

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Atoy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Atoy and Circle anchor the southeast corner of this Cherokee County landscape, where the terrain transitions from the low-lying basins of Big Atoy Cr to the higher elevations of Bradford Mtn. The area is defined by a dense network of country roads and numerous small family or community burial grounds, such as Macedonia Cem and Cornelius Cem, reflecting generations of rural settlement. In the west, the outskirts of Rusk are marked by the Rusk Lookout Tower, a sentinel overlooking the timbered ridges near Hogg Cem.

The hydrography of the region is dominated by several converging branches, including N Falcon Cr and S Falcon Cr, which drain into the larger Atoy Cr system. Small crossroads communities like Shady Grove and Elm Grove sit among these drainages, connected by farm-to-market roads like FM-343. This survey captures the quiet persistence of these East Texas settlements and the geographic importance of landmarks like Myrtle Spring in a land shaped by creeks and sloughs.