1985 Map of Lake Kemp

About this map

Lake Kemp dominates the eastern landscape of this North Texas region, where the Wichita River system meets the plains. Collected from surveys spanning the mid-1960s to early 1980s, the map illustrates a landscape of agricultural settlements and cattle-named landmarks like Cattle Island and Cattle Creek. The area's transit history is visible in the operation of the Burlington Northern line and the vestigial path of an Old Railroad Grade north of the river. Small ranching and farming communities including Benjamin, Crowell, and Seymour serve as local hubs, while smaller locales like Rhineland and Thalia provide points of interest for genealogists tracing family ties to the Red River Valley hinterlands. The terrain transitions from the broken ground of Ignorant Ridge and Dixie Mound to the wide riparian corridors of the Brazos River and South Wichita River.