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2010 Map of Forestburg

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Forestburg serves as the central hub of this North Texas survey, where the convergence of FM 455 and FM 1655 anchors a rural landscape defined by naming traditions that honor local families and landmarks. The terrain is notably punctuated by prominent elevations such as Dye Mound, Newby Mound, Sugarloaf Mound, and McCracken Mound, which rise above the drainage basins of Willawalla Creek and Clear Creek.

Genealogists can trace historical community footprints through a series of namesake burial grounds, including the Dye Cemetery near the settlement of Dye and the Antioch Cemetery to the northeast. The map also documents local water management through features like Gaylord Lake Number 1 and its associated dam. This late-twentieth-century landscape reflects a persistent rural character, where small settlements like Hardy and Gladys are connected by a network of farm-to-market roads and named lanes like Maddox Ln and Jones Valley Rd.