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1962 Map of De Berry

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of De Berry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Elysian Fields and the community of De Berry anchor this East Texas landscape, where the Harrison Co Panola Co boundary crosses a terrain defined by small settlements and numerous family cemeteries. The area is heavily marked by the energy economy of the early 1960s, with a dense network of pipelines and gas wells crisscrossing the woodlands between Jackson Creek and Socagee Creek.

Genealogical interest is particularly high due to the abundance of well-preserved burial grounds and rural congregations, including Evergreen Cem, Ruck Cem, and Mims Chapel. Small-scale public works like the Substation and a local Athletic Field reflect the social infrastructure of these unincorporated communities. The drainage patterns of the West Fork Socagee Creek and Tuttle Creek provide a framework for the scattered farmsteads and rural homes that characterize this pocket of the Texas-Louisiana borderlands.