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1986 Map of Lufkin

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Lufkin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Sam Rayburn Reservoir dominates the eastern half of this East Texas landscape, its sprawling shoreline reaching into the Angelina National Forest and Sabine National Forest. The region’s deep connection to the timber and rail industries is evident in the dense network of lines, including the Angelina & Neches River and the Texas South-Eastern railroads. In Lufkin, the convergence of major transit routes like U.S. 59 and the Southern Pacific tracks highlights its role as a regional hub, while smaller surrounding settlements like Keltys, Herty, and Diboll maintain their own distinct footprints.

Familiar rural landmarks such as Procell Ch and local heights like Bald Hill and Moss Hill provide points of reference for those tracing local family roots. Along the rivers, older named locations such as Oil Springs and the Shawnee Prairie suggest the earlier resource-driven history of the Neches and Angelina river basins before modern conservation and recreation took hold at Boykin Springs Campground.