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2022 Map of Hillister

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Hillister
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Ivanhoe and the neighboring community of Hillister anchor this portion of Tyler County, where residential development meets the dense piney woods of East Texas. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of water bodies, including Sawyers Lakes, Urland Lake, and Barclay Lake, which feed into the primary drainages of Big Cypress Cr and Little Cypress Cr. Large portions of the northern terrain are protected within the Big Thicket National Preserve, ensuring the conservation of this ecologically distinct region.

Local history is preserved through several family and community burial grounds scattered across the area, such as Anderson Cem, Williams Cem, and Hart Mill Cem. The elevation rises toward Mount Pisgah, a notable landmark near the Mount Pisgah Cem. Transportation is dominated by the corridor of Us 287, which connects these rural settlements to the broader region, while a grid of county roads like FM 256 and Co RD 1551 provides access to timber lands and private estates.