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2012 Map of Emory South

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Emory South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Sabine River dominates the southern landscape of this 2012 survey, meandering through a complex of wetlands including Yellow Steer Slough and Holcomb Slough. North of the river, the terrain transitions into a organized grid of county roads and agricultural land, dotted with small community centers like Smyrna, Rocky Point Center, and Dunbar.

For genealogists and local historians, this map is a significant record of rural Rains County burial sites. Numerous small family or community graveyards are preserved here, including Woosley Cem, Danley Cem, and Trumble Cem. Water bodies such as Highland Lake and Ocean Lake punctuate the drainage basins of Brushy Cr and Sandy Cr, illustrating the hydrological character of the area just south of the town of Emory.