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2016 Map of Hallsville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Hallsville anchors the southern portion of this Harrison County landscape, situated along the Union Pacific rail corridor. The town's layout is defined by its proximity to the tracks and the surrounding water features, including Highway Lake and Wards Creek. Moving north, the terrain transitions into a more rural pattern of timber and wetlands, dominated by the wide marshy expanse of Little Cypress Bayou and the prominent rise of Hickory Hill.

Family history and local heritage are well-preserved through numerous landmark sites. The map identifies the community at Walkers Mill and several historic burial grounds such as Friendship Cemetery and Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Diverse water bodies, from the secluded Hynson Springs to the larger Big Rock Lake and Mill Pond, illustrate the natural hydrology that shaped local land use and settlement patterns in this part of East Texas.