1958 Map of Broaddus

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The Angelina National Forest dominates this East Texas landscape, recorded here just before the completion of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Blue hachured lines indicate the proposed McGee Bend Reservoir basin, marking areas of the Angelina River and Attoyac Bayou bottoms destined for inundation. Settlements like Etoile, Broaddus, and Naclina serve as hubs for a region defined by timber and agriculture, while more isolated locations like Suttons Mill and La Cerda punctuate the piney woods. Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks, including the Blue Spring Cem, Wooten Cem, and Cochran Cem. Rural spiritual life is evidenced by Brewers Chapel and St Peter Ch, while the industrial past of the timber era is seen in labels like New Camp and the rail-linked Ewing.