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2013 Map of Lake Leon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Oakwood Oil Field marks the northern reaches of this Leon County landscape, where the petroleum industry and cattle ranching shape the local economy. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses including Upper Keechi Cr, Birch Cr, and Resaca Cr, which feed into local impoundments such as Lake Leon and Lake Elverda. These waterways create a complex drainage pattern that historically dictated the placement of early settlements and family homesteads.

Small rural communities like Nineveh and Russell serve as focal points for the surrounding countryside, connected by a web of Farm to Market roads and county routes. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several burial sites, including Lamon Cem, N Creek Cem, and Tubbs Cem, which are essential for tracing pioneer families in the region. The landscape remains largely undeveloped, characterized by wide-open spaces and the winding paths of Buffalo Cr and Kinnon Cr.