
The community of Griffin and the surrounding East Texas landscape of Cherokee County are documented here through a 1971 aerial perspective. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of creek branches, including Piney Branch and Campground Creek, which carve through the wooded hills and influence the placement of early settlements. The presence of the Knoxville Cemetery and Sanders Cem alongside rural churches such as Henrys Chapel and Martins Chapel provides a clear view of the area's social and genealogical geography during the early 1970s.
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1935 · Henderson
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Troupe
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1939 · Henderson
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Troup
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Cushing
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Rusk
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Cushing
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Rusk
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Palestine
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Tyler
USGS Topo · 1:250,000