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2013 Map of Keechi

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Keechi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Oakwood Dome Oil Field dominates the central landscape of this Freestone County region, indicating the sub-surface mineral activity that has long shaped the local economy. The terrain is defined by a network of small water bodies and creeks, most notably the namesake Plum Creek and a series of privately named reservoirs like J S C Pickins Lake and T B Pickens Lake. These features, alongside Connolly Lake and Bess Lake, reflect a landscape managed for cattle ranching and resource extraction.

Settlement patterns are centered around the small communities of Plum Creek and Keechi, which are anchored by several historic burial grounds. Genealogists will find the locations of the Plum Creek Cem, Keechi Cem, Willis Cem, and Brooke Cem vital for tracing family lineages in this rural Texas interior. The area is connected by FM 489 and FM 832, which link these dispersed homesteads and industrial sites to the wider county.