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1963 Map of Forney North

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Forney North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Lake Ray Hubbard dominates the northwest corner of this landscape, its controlled inundation areas marking the edge of a rapidly changing North Texas frontier. Just south of the Rockwall and Kaufman County line, the small settlement of Heath sits at a junction of roads leading toward the East Fork Trinity River. The southern portion of the sheet is anchored by Forney, where the Texas and Pacific railroad tracks bisect the town center, signaling the area's importance as a shipping point for the surrounding blackland prairies.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of small family and community burial sites, including Kaiser Cem, Peck Cem, and the Pleasant Spring Cem. The drainage patterns of Buffalo Creek and Mustang Creek define the agricultural layout of the region, punctuated by rural landmarks like the Mt Rose Ch. The presence of several Gravel Pits along the river bottom indicates the local extraction industry that supported road building and regional development during this period.