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2013 Map of Forest

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

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The Neches River defines the southwestern landscape of this Cherokee County region, winding past a complex network of wetlands and seasonal water features like the Old River Channel and The Whirl. This riverine environment is punctuated by named locations that reflect a history of timber and water access, including Pole Crossing and the riverside Scurlocks Camp. Inland, the terrain is characterized by a series of creeks such as Sulphur Cr and Larrison Cr that drain the central timberlands.

Small rural communities and family landmarks are distributed along a grid of county roads, with Forest, Brunswick, and Morrill serving as primary local centers. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the Arnold Cem and Thompson Cem provide essential markers of the area's established families. The geography here is defined by these small settlements and the numerous water bodies like McCall Lake and Upper Lake that supported the local ecosystem and rural industry.