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2010 Map of Fair Play

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Fair Play
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Martin Lake dominates the northwest corner of this Rusk County landscape, where the waters of Martin Creek and Weir Creek converge. The terrain is defined by a dense network of small tributaries, including Waldrop Branch, Haimy Branch, and Buckner Creek, which drain toward the larger Caney Creek system. The settlement patterns reflect a rural East Texas character, anchored by the crossroads of Fair Play and the community of Liberty.

For family historians, the sheet is particularly valuable for its documentation of local burial sites scattered across the countryside. These include Sugar Hill Cemetery in the north and the cluster of Williams Cemetery, Harris Cemetery, Ross Cemetery, and Myers Cemetery to the south. In the northeast, the elevation shifts toward The Sand Hills, providing a distinct contrast to the creek bottoms that crisscross the rest of the quadrangle.