2022 Map of Glenwood

About this map

Upshur and Gregg counties meet in this modern landscape defined by the winding course of Little Cypress Cr and its many tributaries. The area is a dense network of small rural communities and family-named homesteads, characterized by the frequency of community burial grounds and churches such as Bethlehem Cem and East Springfield Baptist Church Cem. The terrain is marked by significant hydrological features including Brawley Lake and Barton Lake, reflecting the wet bottomlands of East Texas. A intricate web of Farm to Market roads, including FM 726 and FM 1650, connects the primary settlements of Glenwood, East Mountain, and Diana. This survey provides a contemporary perspective on a region that remains deeply tied to its historical cemetery locations, which serve as primary markers for genealogists and local historians tracing the evolution of these East Texas timberland communities.