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1961 Map of Harleton

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Harleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The community of Harleton serves as the focal point of this Harrison County landscape, situated amidst a rolling terrain of piney woods and creek bottoms. The northern boundary of the map is dominated by the reservoir of Lake O' the Pines, where the Ferrells Bridge Dam regulates the water levels. The map captures a transition period for the local geography, showing the expansion of the Gas Field and the placement of several oil wells, which suggest the growing importance of the energy sector to this rural Texas economy.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the numerous rural institutions documented here. Small country churches such as Smyrna Ch and Piney Ch are scattered across the quadrangle alongside family and community burial grounds, including Macedonia Cem and Liberty Cem. The southern reach of the map is defined by the wetlands of Little Cypress Bayou and its tributaries like Moccasin Creek, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that shaped early settlement in the region.