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1984 Map of Evadale

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Evadale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Big Thicket National Preserve dominates this landscape along the border of Hardin Co and Jasper Co, where the wandering course of the Big Neches River creates a complex system of oxbows and backwaters. The settlement of Evadale serves as a primary hub, situated near the industrial activity of the local mills and the crossing of Mill Creek. The map documents a transition in transportation, showing both an Abnd RR and an Old RR Grade that once carried the region's timber and freight.

Further south, the river meanders past Wiess Bluff and numerous named water bodies like Big Eddy Lake and Johnsons Eddy. The southeastern quadrant transitions into the wetlands of Rich Marsh and Coon Swamp, where smaller communities like Starks and Thicket are established along the existing road network. This survey effectively captures the environmental character of the Neches river bottom before more modern developments altered the drainage patterns of tributaries like Turkey Creek and Tenmile Creek.