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2019 Map of Forestburg

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Forestburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Forestburg serves as the central hub for this portion of Montague County, where the intersections of FM 455, FM 922, and FM 677 define the local transit pattern. The landscape is characterized by a series of prominent elevations, including Dye Mound, Sugarloaf Mound, and McCracken Mound, which rise above the drainage basins of Willawalla Cr and Dye Cr. These mounded features and hollows like Jim White Hollow suggest a terrain deeply etched by seasonal waterflow, creating a complex series of ridges that historically dictated road placement and settlement.

Local history and genealogy researchers will find several well-distributed burial grounds such as Forestburg Cem, Traylor Cem, and Antioch Cem near the northern boundary. Small community centers like Hardy and Dye Mound are connected by a network of rural routes, including Dye Mound Rd and Star Mann Rd, reflecting the area's enduring agricultural character. Water features like Gaylord Lake Number 1 and Gaylord Lake Number 2 provide further geographic context for this northern Texas landscape.