Decatur serves as the central hub of this North Texas landscape, where the street grid fans out from the historic center through corridors like W Main St and S Washburn St. The map captures a transition from the urban core to the surrounding prairie, marked by a network of rural routes such as Old Denton Hwy and Old Chico Rd. Aviation is a notable theme in the local infrastructure, with Decatur Municipal Airport and the smaller Flat Bush Airport both servicing the county. Genealogy researchers will find several well-defined burial sites, including Bethel Cem to the northwest and Sand Hill Cem near the smaller community of Herman. The terrain is characterized by rolling drainages like Sweetwater Cr and Walnut Cr, which lead toward the prominent elevation of Pat Dick Hill in the southeastern quadrant near New Fairview.
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1924 · Sunset 4-d
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1930 · Boyd
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Sherman
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Sherman
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Bridgeport East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Decatur
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Boyd
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Cottondale
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Bluett
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Rhome
USGS Topo · 1:24,000