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1956 Map of Emory

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Emory
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Lake Fork Creek and the Sabine River converge in this mid-century look at Rains County, defining a landscape of bottomlands and sloughs. Before major reservoir projects altered the local hydrology, the area around Emory and Point was a network of rural schoolhouse districts and small country congregations. The map documents the planned Iron Bridge Damsite, a critical marker of the coming transition from a river-and-creek economy to a lake-based one.

Genealogical interest is found in the numerous named cemeteries and churches that served the agricultural community, including Bright Star Ch, Bois d'Arc Ch, and Smyrna Ch. Former rail lines are already noted as abandoned, while landmarks like Hooker Ridge and the Cody Sch provide fixed points for tracing family homesteads. The bottomlands are particularly detailed, showing the intricate maze of the Holcomb Slough and Yellow Steer Slough before they were submerged.