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2013 Map of Coldspring

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Coldspring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Coldspring serves as the focal point of this San Jacinto County landscape, where the town's grid meets a network of timbered reaches and watercourses. The drainage of the E Fork San Jacinto River and its numerous tributaries, including Miller Cr and Tarkington Bayou, defines the area's geography. Historically significant sites for genealogists include numerous family and community burial grounds such as Evergreen Cem, Spring Hill Cem, and Laurel Hill Cem.

Resource extraction and recreation are mapped through the Coldspring Oil Field and the sprawling trail systems near Double Lake. The presence of the Liberty Hill Lookout and several primitive camps along the Lone Star Trail highlights the intersection of forestry management and public land use. Small settlements like Evergreen and Laurel Hill are connected by a web of rural roads, reflecting the persistent rural character of the Texas Piney Woods into the 21st century.