1962 Map of Keenan

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Lake Creek and its southern tributaries define this portion of Montgomery County, where the transition from traditional rail-based settlements to modern water management is visible in the landscape. The area around Keenan and Karen shows the influence of multiple rail lines, including the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, which carved paths through the dense woodlands. For family historians, the sheet is exceptionally detailed, noting numerous small family and community burial grounds such as Yell Cem, Rabon Cartwright Cem, and the Martin Cem. The appearance of Conroe Lake in the northeastern corner signifies the era's major hydrological changes, while small, private-named water bodies like Johnson Lake and Lago del Bosque dot the interior terrain.