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1960 Map of Cartwright

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Cartwright
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Cartwright and the surrounding rural pockets of Wood County are defined by a network of small family-named creeks and scattered community institutions in this 1960 era survey. The landscape is dotted with essential local landmarks like Lone Grove Sch, Liberty Sch, and Ebenezer Ch, reflecting a time when rural education and worship were centered near the farmsteads they served. A notable concentration of water features including Midway Lake and Chones Pond suggests a well-watered timber or agricultural district.

The southeastern corner of the map reveals a unique boggy terrain, characterized by features like Floating Glade, Tarkill Lake, and Grinnel Lake. This area along Big Sandy Creek and Buck Creek shows the natural drainage patterns of East Texas before extensive modern alteration, with many small branches like Cooper Branch and Burleson Branch feeding into the larger creek systems that shaped the settlement patterns of East Point and Little Hope.