2012 Map of Ivan South

About this map

Ivan sits at the northern edge of this landscape in Stephens County, Texas, serving as a focal point for a region defined by its prominent limestone and sandstone elevations. The terrain is marked by a series of named peaks that likely influenced early navigation and ranching boundaries, including Lime Rock Mtn, Coon Mtn, and the curiously named Devils Reservation Mtn. These summits rise above a network of seasonal drainages such as Sandy Cr, Cedar Cr, and Caddo Cr, which carve through the plains. Local history is anchored at the Bee Branch Cem near the center of the map, situated along FM 3253. The layout of rural routes like FM 717 and various county roads indicates a persistent pattern of land use centered on ranching and scattered rural homesteads, where the natural topography of the Texas Cross Timbers dictates the placement of roads and settlement pockets.