2022 Map of Monroe City

About this map

Monroe City and Hankamer anchor this Chambers County landscape, situated amidst a complex network of coastal water management and traditional family homesteads. The terrain is defined by the engineered Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District Canal and multiple branches of the Devers Canal, which interface with natural drainage like E Fork Double Bayou and Whites Bayou. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of specific family-named sites such as Broussard - White Cem, White Cem, and Rivon Cem provides critical points for tracing early residents. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the sprawling waterway of Oyster Bayou, while aviation history is represented by the XL Ranch Airport. This modern survey reflects the enduring pattern of East Texas coastal life, where irrigation infrastructure for rice farming or navigation shares the land with historic cemetery sites and small unincorporated communities.