2012 Map of Huxley

About this map

Toledo Bend Reservoir dominates the northeastern landscape of this Shelby County region, where the Sabine River drainage defines the border between Texas and Louisiana. The settlement of Huxley sits near the southern edge, connected by a network of farm-to-market roads like FM 2694 and FM 139. This survey documents a transition from the dense woodlands of National Forest Spring to the irregular shoreline and inlets of Wildcat Bend. Local history is deeply etched into the land through numerous family and community burial grounds, including Ashton Cem, Carroll Cem, and Wimberly Cem. Inland, the Tenaha Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark near Mason Lake and Goodsons Lake, overlooking the complex creek systems of Grannies Cr and Tenaha Bayou. Small crossroads communities like Vaughan and Boles Field represent the scattered rural development typical of the East Texas Piney Woods during this era.