Martin Lake dominates the northwest corner of this Rusk County landscape, its irregular shoreline reaching toward the settlement of Liberty. The terrain transition is marked by The Sand Hills to the northeast and a dense network of creek branches that drain the interior. In the southeastern portion, the community of Fair Play serves as a local hub near several family burial sites including Harris Cem and Williams Cem. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural geography where local history is preserved in named landmarks like Sugar Hill Cem, Ross Cem, and Myers Cem. A complex system of county roads and farm-to-market routes, such as FM-1251 and FM-1798, connects these scattered homesteads and watercourse crossings, including the uniquely named Hainty Br and Buckner Cr.
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1956 · Tyler
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Darco
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Carthage
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Tatum
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1960 · Minden
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1983 · Tatum
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Harris Chapel
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Church Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Long Branch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1983 · Fair Play
USGS Topo · 1:24,000