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1982 Map of Maydelle

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Maydelle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Maydelle serves as the central hub of this East Texas landscape, where the Texas State Railroad carves a path through the rolling wooded terrain of the I D Fairchild State Forest. The geography is defined by a network of creeks, including Gum Creek and One Arm Creek, which feed toward the Neches River at the southwestern boundary between Cherokee Co and Anderson Co.

Evidence of established rural communities is found in the distribution of small settlements like Roach Town and Java, alongside numerous house sites and family-named landmarks. The map documents several houses of worship and resting places, such as Wilson Chapel, Holleman Chapel, and Mt Comfort Cem, which are vital for genealogical research. Prominent high points like Ghent Mountain, featuring a Lookout Tower, and Mount Hope provide vantage points over the dense forest and drainage basins of Hope Creek and Tails Creek.