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2013 Map of Lavon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Lavon Lake dominates this Collin County landscape, its expansive waters and branching arms creating a complex shoreline that defines the surrounding residential and agricultural patterns. To the east and south, the settlements of Lavon and Nevada maintain their identity alongside several distinct lakeside communities like Pebble Beach Sunset Acres and Yucote Acres. The geography is intricately carved by numerous tributaries, including Elm Cr, Bear Cr, and the E Fork Trinity River, which feed into the primary reservoir system.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of rural burial grounds preserved across the quadrangle. These sites, such as Backbone Cem near the northern shore and Pleasant Hill Cem to the southeast, serve as enduring markers of early family settlements. The network of farm-to-market roads and local routes like McClendon Rd and Fulton Rd connects these points of interest, illustrating how modern infrastructure has adapted to the older settlement patterns of the Texas blackland prairies.