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1950 Map of Centralia

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Centralia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Davy Crockett National Forest dominates the terrain of this East Texas survey, where the timber economy is clearly visible through the legacy of the Old Railroad Grade and active Logging Railroad corridors. These transit lines carved paths through the dense woods between settlements like Hagerville and Centralia, connecting the isolated homesteads of the Piney Woods to larger markets.

Genealogical researchers will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and rural congregations, such as Old Ivy Ch and Enon Ch. Small cemeteries like Rice Cem, Calvary Cem, and Tullos Cem are tucked away near the banks of Cochino Bayou and North Fork Cedar Creek, providing a precise look at the 1950s cultural landscape before modern reforestation and development altered these traditional community footprints.