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1961 Map of Cunningham Creek

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Cunningham Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Black Cypress Creek dominates the lowlands of this East Texas terrain, snaking through a landscape defined by its waterways and small rural communities. The map captures the scattered settlements of Bear Creek, Fairview, and Liberty during the early 1960s, a period when the regional economy remained deeply tied to the land and its drainage basins. Numerous smaller streams like Cunningham Creek and Flat Creek feed into the primary marshy bayous, creating a complex network of ponds and lakes such as Pruitt Lake and Hughes Lake.

Family and community history is preserved through the mapping of several country churches and burial grounds. Genealogists can trace roots at the Bear Creek Cem, Henderson Cem, and Simmons Cem, or locate the spiritual centers of the era at Caves Spring Ch and Wells Ch. The boundary between Cass and Marion counties runs through the southern portion of the sheet, providing a precise record of late-20th-century political and property lines.