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2022 Map of Caledonia

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Caledonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Attoyac River and its numerous tributaries, including Golondrina Cr and Gingham Br, define the winding rural geography at the junction of Rusk, Panola, and Shelby Counties. This part of East Texas is characterized by small, dispersed communities such as Caledonia, Lawsonville, Concord, and Arlam. The landscape is heavily marked by family-named heritage sites and burial grounds, such as the Beavers Family Cem, Phillips Family Cem, and Hartt Foster Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research in this tri-county area.

Infrastructure is primarily composed of farm-to-market roads and county routes that navigate the undulating terrain between creek drainages like Sandy Cr and Caney Cr. The presence of the Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir north of Lawsonville reflects mid-century water management efforts along the river basin, while landmarks like Liberty Baptist Cem serve as long-standing community anchors in this deeply rooted agricultural region.