1925 Map of Dallas 2-b

About this map

The Elm Fork Trinity River snakes through the center of this 1925 survey, defining a landscape of transition where the expanding infrastructure of North Texas meets rural farmstead roots. The presence of the Texas Electric and the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroads highlights the vital transit corridors connecting Dallas to its northern neighbors. This map is particularly notable for documenting the small, early community hubs that anchored the region before the post-war suburban boom, including Trinity Mills, Lain, and Carrollton. Genealogists will find significant value in the pinpoint locations of rural educational centers like Gentry School, Bethel School, and Hackberry School, as well as Forest Lawn Cemetery. The survey also marks the winding paths of Hackberry Creek and Denton Creek as they feed into the Elm Fork, illustrating the original hydrology of the Dallas and Denton County borderlands.