2010 Map of Gum Springs

About this map

Good Springs and Big Springs anchor this portion of Rusk County, where the landscape is defined by the headwaters and branches of Bowles Creek and Johnson Creek. The 2010 survey reveals a community structure heavily influenced by small family settlements and burial grounds, such as Waggoner Cemetery and Boatright Cemetery, often located near significant intersections or watercourses. The presence of Ashby Lake and the northern tip of Lake Striker suggests a region where water management and local reservoirs have shaped the topography alongside a dense network of county roads. These roads connect older locales like Pleasant Grove and Stringtown with newer developments, maintaining a traditional East Texas pattern of dispersed rural communities and small-scale agriculture centered around named branches like Gin Branch and Camp Branch.