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2010 Map of Grand Lake

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Grand Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Grand Lake and its accompanying Grand Lake Dam anchor the southwestern corner of this West Texas landscape, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of intermittent creek forks. The area is characterized by the headwaters of West Fork Bufford Creek and East Fork Bufford Creek, which carve northward through the ranch lands. Local travel and property boundaries follow a grid of rural routes including Yellow Fork Rd, Woodruff Ranch Rd, and several numbered county roads that connect isolated homesteads.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Moon Cemetery situated just south of a bend in Cedar Creek. The drainage patterns, including Yellow Branch and Norton Branch, illustrate the hydrological layout of this part of Stephens County before significant modern development. This survey provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure and land divisions that have sustained the region's ranching tradition.