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1955 Map of Corley

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Corley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Sulphur River and its backwater at Lake Texarkana define the southern landscape of this 1955 survey of Bowie County. Along the river bottoms and the rising ground of White Oak Ridge, the map reveals a mid-century rural infrastructure dominated by the St Louis Southwestern railroad. Significant for genealogists, the sheet preserves the locations of several small community anchors, including Old Union and its adjacent Old Union Cem, as well as Mt Pleasant Ch and Prospect Ch.

Notably, the map captures a moment of infrastructure development, with several roads labeled as Under Construction connecting the settlements of Simms, Carbondale, and Corley. Near the railroad crossing at Panther Creek, the map identifies a Historical Marker, while the northern hills show industrial activity at the Gravel Pits. Water features like Thomas Lake and Anderson Creek wind through the timbered sections, illustrating the transition from upland ridges to bottomland marshes.