2004 Map of Centralia

About this map

Davy Crockett National Forest dominates this section of East Texas, where the landscape is defined by the winding waters of Cochino Bayou and the Piney River. The settlement pattern follows older roads and creek basins, anchored by the community of Centralia and its Post Office in the southeast. This survey captures a rural landscape where local heritage is preserved in numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Mt Pisgah Cem and Rice Cem. The boundary between Houston and Trinity Counties bisects the terrain, illustrating how political lines were drawn through the dense woodlands. Local transit is marked by named arteries like Chic Watson Road and Jo Thomas Road, which connect smaller nodes like Nogalus and Center Point to the broader timber-producing region. The mapping of Old Ivy Ch and several other rural churches provides essential points of reference for genealogical research in this part of the Piney Woods.