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2022 Map of Devers

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Devers
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Devers and the neighboring settlement of Felicia anchor this portion of the Texas coastal plain, where the landscape is defined by a dense network of slow-moving waterways and prairie. The intricate drainage patterns of Batiste Cr, Bull Tongue Cr, and Willow Cr suggest a terrain prone to seasonal shifts in water levels, typical of the region's low-lying ecology. Open stretches like Stockpen Prairie and Willow Cove punctuate the wooded areas, indicating the historic ranching and agricultural use of the land.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the concentration of family and community burial grounds, including Whittington Cem, Rice Belt Cem, Fabriguez Cem, and Sahara Cem. These sites, along with rural routes like Rice Belt Rd and Meche Rd, provide concrete markers of the families who settled this area of Liberty County. The boundary line between Hardin Co and Liberty Co is clearly delineated near the northern edge, cutting through Jerome Slough and Six Ten Slough.