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2012 Map of Hope Pond

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Hope Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Douglas stands as the central hub of this East Texas landscape, where the legacy of regional industry and family lineage is deeply etched into the terrain. The northern portion of the map is defined by the Chapel Hill Oil Field, illustrating the area's historical connection to petroleum extraction. This industrial presence is balanced by a dense network of family-named cemeteries, such as Holt Cem, Bacon Cem, and Wilson Curtis Cem, which provide critical points of reference for genealogists tracing local ancestral roots.

Water systems like Mud Cr and Caney Cr dictate the local topography, feeding into numerous man-made reservoirs including Hope Pond, Wilson Lake, and the expansive R W Denman Lake. Transportation and transit are anchored by the Oaks Airport and a grid of rural routes such as Jernigan Rd and Mamie Johnson Rd, reflecting the community's transition from early agricultural and oil-patch settlements to a more modern residential and recreational layout near the northern reaches of Lake Tyler.