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1958 Map of Broaddus

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Broaddus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Angelina National Forest dominates this East Texas landscape, where the confluence of the Attoyac Bayou and the Angelina River defines the drainage patterns. The 1958 field check shows a region of transition, specifically highlighting the proposed McGee Bend Reservoir with blue hachured lines and areas subject to controlled inundation. This mapping reveals the footprint of a landscape about to be permanently altered by dam construction, preserving the locations of numerous family cemeteries and small rural centers like Etoile and Broaddus before the water levels rose.

Local history is deeply rooted in the timber and agricultural lands, evidenced by features such as Suttons Mill and the Old Railroad grade. Genealogists can identify dozens of specific sites including Blue Spring Cem, Wooten Cem, and Brewers Chapel, many of which were situated near the creek beds of Shirley Creek and Beaver Creek. From the Etoile Lookout to the scattered settlements of La Cerda and New Camp, the map documents the community fabric of Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and Angelina Counties.