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2019 Map of Forreston

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Lake Waxahachie sits at the heart of this Ellis County landscape, its irregular shoreline creating several peninsulas and inlets south of the larger city of Waxahachie. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Waxahachie Creek and Little Onion Creek, which snake through the prairie terrain. While the edges of Ennis and the neighborhood of Reagor Springs occupy the eastern portion, the south is characterized by rural communities like Nash and Howard.

Evidence of the region's agricultural and local heritage is preserved in landmarks such as the Garden Valley Cemetery and the settlement of Forreston at the southern boundary. The presence of George P Shanks Airport near the western edge illustrates the modern development layered over this traditional farming corridor, which remains connected by a web of Farm-to-Market roads like FM 877 and FM 55.