1964 Map of Hays Spring

About this map

Hays Spring and the surrounding piney woods of East Texas appear here as they were in the mid-1960s, defined by a network of rural churches and family cemeteries. The landscape is characterized by the winding courses of Big Elkhart Creek and Little Elkhart Creek, which are fed by numerous named tributaries including Murchison Branch, Nealy Branch, and Clark Branch. This area, part of the Houston County hinterland, shows a pattern of dispersed settlement around local landmarks such as Corinth and Pennington Lake. Genealogy researchers will find several well-placed burial grounds and places of worship, including Old Mt Zion Ch and its associated Mt Zion Cem, as well as Rising Star Ch and Salem Ch. The map also captures the industrial footprint of the era through a marked Gravel Pit and a prominent pipeline corridor cutting through the wooded terrain.