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2016 Map of Frost

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Frost
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Frost serves as the central hub of this North Texas landscape, where a grid of rural roads and county routes connects the town to several surrounding cemeteries and water management sites. The mapping reflects a long-standing rural community structure, anchored by historic burial grounds such as Blanton-Hooser Cem, Union Hill Cem, and Pevehouse Cem. These sites, often located near local waterways like Mill Creek and Hackberry Creek, provide critical points of interest for genealogical research in Navarro and Ellis Counties.

Water management is a defining characteristic of the terrain south of town, evidenced by a series of engineered basins including Soil Conservation Service Site 100a Reservoir and Soil Conservation Service Site 99 Reservoir. These features, along with the natural flow of Richland Creek, illustrate the region's focus on soil conservation and agricultural stability. The landscape is also marked by family-named infrastructure such as Joe Road and the residential area of Dale Acres, highlighting the intersection of private land ownership and public surveying.