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2018 Map of Kemp

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Kemp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Kemp and Yarnaby anchor this landscape along the Oklahoma-Texas border, where the meandering Red River separates Bryan County from Fannin County. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hydrologic features, including the winding Island Bayou and numerous small lakes like Garner Lake and Robinson Lake. These water systems, coupled with Caney Slough, suggest a floodplain environment that has historically dictated the placement of roads and homesteads.

For researchers, the map provides significant genealogical value through the documentation of multiple burial sites. The presence of both Kemp Cemetery and the Old Kemp Cemetery indicates the shifting center of the local community over time, while the Yarnaby Cemetery and Burney Cemetery offer further points of interest for family historians. The local road system, including Peanut Trl Rd and Connelly School Ln, reflects the area's rural agricultural foundations.