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2019 Map of Hortense

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Hortense
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Hickman Cr and Big Sandy Cr define the hydrologic character of this Polk County landscape, which is defined by a dense network of minor tributaries like Coontop Cr, Smith Cr, and Bear Cr. The rural road system serves as a geographic record of local families and early communities, with routes such as James Davis Rd, William Hood Rd, and Abernathy providing access to isolated homesteads and family plots.

Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of small burial grounds, including Beard Cem in the north and Feagin Cem near the center. The presence of specialized place names like Mentone and Friday, along with numerous "loop" and "cutoff" roads like Puckett Cutoff and Baskin Loop, illustrates the evolution of local transit and settlement patterns in this part of East Texas as it stood in the late 2010s.