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2013 Map of Kennard NE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Sweet Union, Plain, and Mount Vernon anchor this East Texas landscape, where the Neches River winds through a dense network of creek drainages. The map reveals a high concentration of burial sites essential for genealogical research, including the McKinney and Wells Family Cem, Shooks Bluff Cem, and Pisgah Cem. These landmarks suggest a long-established rural community pattern where family and church-affiliated grounds remain the primary physical markers of the 19th and 20th-century settlement.

Transit through the region is defined by forestry and local roads, such as the Big Slough Wilderness Rd and various Forest Service routes. Historical crossings like Ernest Anderson Crossing and Anderson Crossing provide insight into traditional movement across the river and its tributaries, including Larrison Cr and Sikes Cr. This survey documents a quiet interior where small family hamlets are bound together by the hydrology of the Neches basin.