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2016 Map of Chatfield

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Chatfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Corsicana and the surrounding Navarro County countryside are defined by a complex network of water management and rural burial grounds in this 2016 study. The landscape is dotted with reservoirs and lakes, including Rice Reservoir, Johnston Lake, and numerous Soil Conservation Service sites like Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir, which manage the drainage of the Chambers Creek watershed. This hydrological pattern reflects the area's intensive agricultural character, where local creeks such as Tupelo Br and Hackberry Cr feed into a series of engineered catchments.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community cemeteries, such as the Old Chatfield Cem and New Chatfield Cem near the settlement of Chatfield, as well as the Post Oak Cem and Providence Cem. Transportation is anchored by the corridor through Rice, while local aviation is represented by small airfields like Hackberry Airport and The Homestead Airport. The map captures a moment in the 21st century where traditional rural settlements like Roane persist amidst a modern infrastructure of frontage roads and conservation projects.