2010 Map of Line Branch

About this map

Liberty and its surrounding rural community in Red River County define this landscape, where family history is anchored by several long-established burial grounds. Researchers will find the Liberty Cemetery, Catonville Cemetery, Lone Star Cemetery, and Thompson Cemetery distributed across the prairie and woodland parcels. The area is defined by a dense network of seasonal waterways, including the winding Cuthand Creek, Gouchy Creek, and the eponymous Line Branch. Small-scale water management is evident through features like Deanborn Lake and Jan-Kay Lake, both created by earthen dams. These reservoirs, alongside the small settlements of Lone Star, McCoy, and Fulbright, illustrate the persistence of rural agricultural life in East Texas into the early 21st century. The map tracks the evolution of local transit from state-maintained routes like FM 411 to an intricate web of county roads that service the dispersed farmsteads.