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2022 Map of Dew

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The eastern edge of Freestone County, Texas, is defined by a landscape of winding creek systems and family-named cemeteries. The crossroads community of Dew serves as a focal point near the intersection of modern thoroughfares and older routes like Co RD 671. The terrain is deeply etched by watercourses such as Cedar Cr and Linn Cr, which flow through a region traditionally rooted in rural agriculture and ranching.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites across this quadrangle, including the Avant Prairie African Methodist Episcopal Church Cem and the Salem Missionary Baptist Church Cem. These sites, along with smaller plots like Kendrick Cem and Philpott Cem, provide a record of local settlement patterns. Water management is evident in features like Hunt Ranch Lake Number 1 and Hunt Ranch Lake Number 2, which interrupt the natural flow of Bee Br and N Fork Buffalo Cr.