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1984 Map of Hartburg

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Hartburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Sabine River marks the eastern boundary of this mid-1980s survey, separating Texas from Louisiana where Foster Bluff overlooks the winding waterway. Low-lying wetlands dominate the landscape, characterized by numerous marshes including Negro Marsh, Stanton Marsh, and Nips Marsh. These watery expanses are fed by the intricate systems of Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek, creating a complex network of sloughs and coves like Bull Cove and Black Marsh Slough.

Industrial activity is centered around the Oil Field and an extensive network of pipelines that cut across the terrain near Gap Road. Small settlements like Hartburg and Deweyville anchor the local community, while Blacks Prairie provides a distinct change in elevation and vegetation away from the river bottoms. This map documents a transitional era for the East Texas timber and oil corridor before modern development further altered the drainage patterns of the Calcasieu Parish and Newton County borderlands.