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2016 Map of Bevil Oaks

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Bevil Oaks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Big Thicket National Preserve anchors the center of this landscape, where the dense wetlands of Southeast Texas meet developing residential enclaves. The Little Pine Island Bayou and Pine Island Bayou converge near the Hardin and Jefferson county line, creating a complex network of waterways including Clemmons Gully, Clay Gully, and Coon Marsh Gully. These drainage patterns define the habitable land, separating the wooded preserve from the open Sour Lake Prairie.

Residential growth is evident in the structured streets of Bevil Oaks and the settlement at Pine Ridge. The area's rural history is preserved in names like Sapp Graveyard Rd, which hints at early family burials, and the numerous sloughs like Grassy Pond Slough and Reeder Slough that speak to the seasonally inundated nature of the Piney Woods. Water remains the primary geographical driver, seen in the transition from natural features like Byrd Gully to managed bodies like Fertitta Lake.