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1949 Map of Huntington

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Huntington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Huntington stands as the central hub of this East Texas survey, situated at the junction where the Southern Pacific railroad meets local thoroughfares just north of the Angelina National Forest. The landscape is defined by a dense network of creek drainages including Odell Creek, Mill Creek, and Shawnee Creek, which supported a dispersed network of rural communities and homesteads. Local genealogy is well-represented through several family-named landmarks and burial sites such as Traweek Cem, McClure Cem, and Jonesville Cem.

Cultural life in this era revolved around small rural centers like Dunagan and Rocky Springs, each marked by their respective churches and schools. The map captures the area before the full expansion of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir impacted the local topography, showing the original winding paths of Brushy Creek and Linston Creek. Evidence of early surveying and land use is clear in the transition from the town center to the wooded boundaries of the national forest and the presence of the Lookout tower.