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1963 Map of Forney South

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Crandall and Forney anchor the rural landscape of Kaufman County in the early 1960s, a period marked by the development of water management structures along the East Fork Trinity River floodplain. The map documents the early stages of local reservoir planning through labeled lateral sites, such as Lower East Fork Lateral Site No 1 and Lateral Site No 2. These flood control measures intersect an older network of farm-to-market roads and historic family landmarks including Irish Ridge and the Blackland Cem.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of rural institutions like St Martins Sch and Friendship Ch, which served established communities before the era of modern suburban expansion. The rail-and-river economy is clearly visible, with the Southern Pacific and T & P RR traversing the territory, while smaller settlements like Markout and Talty appear as quiet crossroads within this traditional Texas agricultural belt.