2022 Map of Atoy

About this map

The community of Atoy and the surrounding piney woods of Cherokee County are defined by a dense network of family cemeteries and small rural settlements. This landscape is shaped by the drainage systems of Horse Cr and Mule Cr, which flow toward the marshy expanse of the Rutherford Slough near Reklaw. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural society, where named landmarks are often burial grounds such as Walker Cem, Macedonia Cem, and Lowes Chapel Cem. These sites, along with the settlement at Shady Grove, point to a history of kinship and local community clusters that persist through the modern era. The southern portion of the quadrangle rises toward the elevation of Bradford Mtn, while a web of county roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 343 connect these isolated pockets of East Texas heritage.