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1965 Map of Dike

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Dike
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

White Oak Creek and its many tributaries, including North Caney Creek and Richland Creek, define the landscape of this mid-1960s portion of Hopkins County. The St Louis Southwestern railroad cuts diagonally across the terrain, serving small communities like Weaver and White Oak Junction. This era shows a rural Texas economy transitioning with modern infrastructure, evidenced by a Roadside Park near the rail line and a singular Drill Hole indicating local resource exploration.

Local history is preserved through scattered rural landmarks like the Richland Ch and several family or community burial grounds, such as Center Point Cem, Bennett Cem, and Connor Cem. Small settlements like Dike, Mahoney, and East Caney are connected by a network of local roads that follow the rise and fall of the creek-fed lowlands, offering a detailed record of land use and habitation before later regional development.