2013 Map of Etoile South

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Sam Rayburn Reservoir dominates the landscape of this East Texas survey, its intricate shoreline carving into the piney woods of Angelina and Nacogdoches counties. Small settlements like Ora and Shirley Creek are connected by a network of winding roads, including FM-2109 and Sam Nerren Rd. The map is particularly dense with genealogical markers, noting numerous family burial grounds such as Baron Cem, Shofer Cem, and Cochran Cem. These sites, along with the Etoile Lookout and the Hanks Creek Park Campground, suggest a region defined by its relationship with the water and a deep-seated local history. The transition from established rural communities to recreational lakefront is evident in the residential developments near Shirley Creek and the wooded tracts of the Carter Farm Hunt Club Rd.