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2022 Map of Bettie

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Bettie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Gilmer and the surrounding rural communities of Upshur County anchor this modern study of the Texas Piney Woods. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Little Cypress Cr and its numerous tributaries, including Kelsey Creek, Caney Cr, and Blasingame Br. Small settlements like Bettie, Midway, and Ewell are interspersed among rolling terrain, which rises to local heights at Howell Mtn and the Barnwell Mountains.

For local historians, the sheet is particularly dense with small-scale landmarks, from the Concord Baptist Church Cem to family and community burial grounds such as Oak Hill Cem, Derrick Cem, and Zion Hill Cem. The interplay of agricultural land and wooded wetlands near Grassy Lake and Machen Lake reflects the traditional land use of the region, where rural roads like Cherokee Trce connect long-standing homesteads and churches.