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2022 Map of Horseshoe Bend

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Red River defines the winding northern border of Cooke County, carving deep alluvial loops through the landscape between Texas and Oklahoma. This 2022 survey captures the dramatic meanders of Horseshoe Bend, Addington Bend, and Walnut Bend, where the shifting river channel creates complex jurisdictional boundaries between the two states. The interior landscape is a network of rural county roads and drainage systems like Hickory Cr and Corcoran Cr, which feed into the main river channel.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several established burial grounds across the territory, including Decherds Cem, Black Cem, and Sharrock Cem in the north, and Murrell Cem and Hibbet Cem further south. The settlement of Loves Valley sits near the northernmost reaches of the quadrangle. The map details a largely agricultural and pastoral region, characterized by family-named landmarks and a sparse, dispersed settlement pattern that has persisted along the river's edge.