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2012 Map of Fruitvale

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Fruitvale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Fruitvale serves as the central hub of this East Texas landscape, where the local economy is defined by the Fruitvale Oil Field and a network of rural county roads. The terrain is a complex system of small waterways and lowlands, including the broad Overcup Flat and numerous named drainages like Mill Cr, Giladon Cr, and Crooked Cr. These streams feed into larger systems such as Buffalo Cr and Caney Cr, shaping the agricultural and industrial layout of the region.

Family history is preserved in several small burial grounds scattered across the countryside, including Tooms Cem to the north and Bratcher Cem near the southern settlement of Lawrence Springs. The map also captures the local rail infrastructure along W Pacific St, reflecting the transportation patterns that have long supported the area's oil and ranching interests. Smaller locales like Small and various private reservoirs such as Musslewhite Lake further illustrate the settled character of this part of Van Zandt County.