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2010 Map of Lavon

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Lavon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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Lavon Lake dominates the central landscape of this North Texas region, where the massive Lavon Dam impounds the waters of the East Fork Trinity River. The surrounding terrain is a mixture of established rural settlements like Copeville and Lavon, alongside numerous residential developments that line the jagged eastern and western shores. These lakeside communities, including Yucote Acres, Pebble Beach Sunset Acres, and Little Ridge, illustrate the mid-to-late 20th-century transition of the area from purely agricultural land to a recreational and residential hub for the Dallas metroplex.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds preserved among the modern roads, such as Backbone Cemetery to the north and Thompson Cemetery near the lake’s eastern edge. Water management is a defining theme here, evidenced by smaller structures like Bell Lake Dam and the Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Dam on Bluff Creek, which coordinate with the larger reservoir system to manage the drainage of tributaries like Pilot Grove Creek and Bear Creek.