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1914 Map of Daingerfeild

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Daingerfeild
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The St Louis Southwestern Ry and Missouri Kansas And Texas RR anchor the transport network of this northeast Texas landscape, surveyed just before the First World War. The region, split by the Morris Co Cass Co boundary, is defined by a dense distribution of rural institutions serving farming communities. Numerous small schools such as Celeste School, Snow Hill School, and Union Hill School are spaced frequently across the terrain, indicating a populated countryside before mid-century consolidation.

Religious life is equally prominent, with Bradfield Chapel, Green Hill Church, and Walkers Chapel appearing near the area's many waterways, including Cypress Creek and Caney Creek. To the north, the Sulphur River valley and Jennings Lake mark the low-lying wetlands, while the towns of Daingerfield and Hughes Springs serve as primary hubs. The presence of Jennings Lake Switch highlights the importance of rail spurs in moving timber or agricultural products from the river bottoms to market.