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2019 Map of Broaddus

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Broaddus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Broaddus serves as the primary hub in this East Texas landscape, situated at the junction of Hwy 83 and Garland St. The town is surrounded by the sprawling Angelina National Forest, which covers a significant portion of the terrain east of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The reservoir’s irregular shoreline defines the western half of the map, creating numerous inlets fed by local drainages like Sandy Cr and Prairie Cr.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family-named burial sites throughout the forested areas, including Sowell Cem, Williams Cem, and Old Fox Cem. These small cemeteries, often located at the end of secondary roads like FM 1277 or FM 2558, indicate the long-standing rural settlement patterns that predated the reservoir's creation. The map also records the county lines where San Augustine Co meets both Nacogdoches Co and Angelina Co within the waters of the lake.