1958 Map of Hemphill

About this map

Hemphill and the adjacent town of East Mayfield serve as the central hub for this late 1950s survey of the East Texas timberlands. The landscape is heavily defined by the Sabine National Forest and the dense network of tributaries feeding into the Palo Gaucho Bayou and Housen Bayou. Evidence of the region's logging and educational history is visible through features like the Austin College Forestry Camp and the Chambers Hill Lookout. The map provides significant genealogical value for the area between Milam and Pineland, noting numerous family cemeteries such as Mc Mahan Chapel (Historical Marker) Cem and Jones Cem. Transportation patterns are shifting during this era, with many routes marked as Old Railroad Grade, tracing the paths of former timber lines through the McLemore Hills.