2010 Map of Knott SW

About this map

Knott Cemetery stands as a focal point for family history in this corner of Howard County, marking a quiet landscape defined by ephemeral water features and a grid of rural section roads. The geography is dominated by the broad, seasonal drainage systems of Sulphur Springs Draw and Buzzard Draw, which channel runoff across the plains toward larger catchments like Natural Dam Lake and Red Lake. This network of draws and intermittent lakes suggests a reliance on natural topography for water management in an arid environment. The road system, including routes like Wilkinson Rd and numerous numbered county roads, illustrates a highly organized agricultural or ranching partition of the land, providing a clear window into early 21st-century rural Texas land use before significant modern encroachment.