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2011 Map of Mesquite

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Mesquite
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The growing suburban landscape of Dallas County is captured here, centered on the expansion of Mesquite and Garland in the early 21st century. While the map shows significant residential development, it preserves several markers of an earlier rural era, such as the Lyons Cemetery and Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. The eastern edge of the quadrangle is dominated by the waters of Lake Ray Hubbard, which are contained by the Rockwall-Forney Dam. A complex network of modern infrastructure, including the Chaha Road Interchange and Zion Road Interchange, facilitates travel through the region.

Commercial and community hubs are well-defined, from the retail presence at Town East Centre to the local services of the South Garland Post Office and Mesquite Post Office. In the southeastern quadrant, the Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport and the E-S Ranch provide a contrast between modern aviation and traditional land use, while small communities like New Hope, Sunnyvale, and Tripp represent the transition from historic rural settlements to modern municipal entities.