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1925 Map of Marquez No. 4

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Marquez No. 4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Navasota River forms a winding boundary between Robertson and Leon Counties, anchoring a landscape defined by an intricate network of marshes and oxbow lakes. Surveyed in the mid-1920s using early aerial photography from the Air Service, this document details a region where rural life was organized around local education hubs like Navasota School, Elm Grove School, and Camp Creek School. The topography is dominated by numerous named water bodies, including Malochomy Lake, Baker Lake, and the distinctly shaped Crooked Slough, reflecting the river's shifting path over time.

A solitary Pipe Line cuts across the southern portion of the quadrangle, signaling the early 20th-century industrial development entering the Texas interior. Small settlements like Easterly and Reiss appear at the margins, while the interior is filled with family-named or descriptive landmarks such as Davis Lake, Wyach Lake, and the evocative Devils Jump. The map reveals a transition between upland drainage and the river bottomlands, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Big Marsh and Black Marsh systems.