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2019 Map of Chireno South

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Chireno South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Attoyac River forms a wide, complex wetland corridor as it flows south through the Angelina National Forest, marking the boundary between Nacogdoches and San Augustine counties. This landscape is defined by the transition from upland piney woods to the inundated margins of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir, which dominates the southern portion of the map. In the north, the small community of Chireno sits near the headwaters of numerous small drainage systems like Polysot Cr and Amaladeros Cr that feed into the river basin.

Local family history is rooted in the high ground overlooking these bottomlands, evidenced by several scattered burial sites. Genealogists can locate the Woolam Cemetery in the northeast, the Davis Anderson Cemetery on a ridge above Peterson Br, and the Saint John Cemetery positioned near the reservoir's edge. Historical crossing points are also noted, such as Cottingham Bridge, which historically linked the two counties across the river’s floodplain.