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1958 Map of Bronson

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Bronson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Ayish Bayou winds through this East Texas landscape, recorded during a transitional period for the Angelina National Forest. The map documents a rural community structure defined by numerous country churches and family cemeteries, such as Macedonia Cem and Hereford Cem, situated near small settlements like Maxey Town and Macune. Transportation patterns are shifting, with the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe line and an Old Railroad Grade marking the timber-driven economy of the region.

Significantly, the map includes blue hatching indicating areas proposed for flooding by the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. This creates a permanent record of the bottomlands and homesteads near Chiamon Creek and Tiger Creek before the landscape was altered by water management. Genealogists can find precisely located landmarks like Norwood School and the Blue Springs Grave, alongside industry markers like the Lookout Tower near Bronson.