2013 Map of Deserter Baygall

About this map

Beech Creek Oil Field and the Silsbee Oil Field define the industrial footprint of this Hardin County landscape, where energy extraction intermingles with the dense piney woods and creek bottoms. The terrain is marked by a network of private and petroleum-access roads, connecting remote facilities like the Smart School Fire Lookout Tower to the small settlement at Fresenius. Low-lying water features such as Gore Lake and the marshy grounds of Deserter Island speak to the natural hydrology of the Big Thicket region. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the location of rural burial grounds, including Hooks Cravey Cem and Gore Cem, which serve as quiet anchors for family names like McInnis, Gore, and Pender found throughout the surrounding rural road network.