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2010 Map of Minden

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Minden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Minden and Brachfield anchor this rural landscape in East Texas, where the terrain is defined by a dense network of tributaries feeding into the larger drainage systems of Rusk County. Significant for local genealogists, the map identifies several distinct family and community burial sites, including the Old Minden Cemetery south of its namesake town and the Little Family Cemetery located near Dry Branch. The hydraulic landscape is influenced by Lake Mann, created by the Lake Mann Dam along Walker Branch, while Minden Creek and Jarrell Creek carve paths through the southern and central sections of the quadrangle.

The distribution of these cemeteries and small settlements reflects an early Texas land-use pattern where rural life centered on local water sources like Irons Bayou and Murvaul Creek. Small-scale infrastructure is visible throughout, from the Billy Ditch in the southeast to the numerous creek branches like Welch Springs Branch and Bearden Branch that supported agricultural activity in the region during the early twenty-first century.