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1956 Map of Deadwood

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Deadwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Deadwood stands as a focal point in this 1950s landscape, which was later updated to reflect the rising waters of the Toledo Bend Reservoir. This survey captures the transition of the Sabine River valley, where family and community heritage is deeply rooted in numerous country churches and burial grounds. Genealogists will find many significant sites such as the Deadwood Cem, Old Prospect Cem, and New Prospect Cem.

The map reveals a network of rural education and faith, documenting the Galloway Sch (Aband) and a high concentration of worship centers like Shiloh Methodist Ch and Shiloh Baptist Ch. The terrain is defined by its many waterways, including Socagee Creek and Murvaul Creek, which carved through the region before the reservoir's expansion. Industry is subtly present through a network of pipelines and a prominent Lookout Tower used for monitoring the timberlands along the Texas-Louisiana border.