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2016 Map of Grays Prairie

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Grays Prairie and the neighboring settlements of Cottonwood and Lively define the rural character of this Kaufman County landscape. Situated at a transition of the North Texas prairies, the area is dissected by several significant waterways, including Kings Cr and the winding course of Bois d'Arc Cr. These creek systems, along with Little Cottonwood Cr and Caney Cr, have shaped the distribution of homes and farmsteads along the network of county roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 148 and FM 2451.

Local land use is punctuated by several private water bodies such as Wells Lake, Vaughn Lake, and Coffee Lake. The presence of Erco Field in the northeast corner highlights the low-density, agricultural-aviation nature of the region. For researchers, the map provides a contemporary view of these established communities, showing how family-named landmarks like Sellmeyer Ln and Wylie Ln integrate with the natural drainage patterns of the Texas blackland prairies.