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1962 Map of Lone Star

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Lone Star
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Industrial activity and water resource management define the landscape of Northeast Texas in the early 1960s. The town of Lone Star serves as a central hub, situated between the sprawling Ellison Creek Reservoir and a massive complex of strip mines and tailings ponds. The Texas and Northern railroad network links these extraction sites to the local processing infrastructure, including a Filtration Plant and nearby Upper Barnes Creek Dam.

Genealogists can trace family footprints across several rural landmarks, from the South Union Cem and Iron Bluff Cem to country congregations like Harris Chapel and Liberty Ch. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the northern reaches of Lake O' the Pines and Cypress Creek, where the terrain transitions from the elevations of Black Mountains and Buzzard Roost Mountain into the low-lying wetlands of the reservoir system.