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1983 Map of Colliers Creek

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Colliers Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Marshall anchors the northwestern corner of this East Texas survey, revealing the city's outward expansion into the surrounding Harrison County landscape during the early 1980s. The terrain is defined by a dense network of seasonal and perennial waterways that carve through the wooded hills, including Colliers Creek, Eightmile Creek, and Quapaw Creek. These drainages dictate the placement of rural homesteads and transit corridors, creating a pattern of dispersed settlement typical of the Piney Woods region.

Small communities and named locales such as Gill and Five Notch appear along the secondary roads, providing essential reference points for local genealogists and land researchers. Industrial infrastructure is represented by the Sewage Disposal Plant near Parker Creek. The map effectively documents the transition from the structured street grid of the city to the winding rural routes that follow the contours of the local creek systems like Turkey Creek and Caddo Creek.