1984 Map of Mount Herman

About this map

Pinkston Reservoir dominates the western landscape of this Shelby County region, its irregular shoreline reaching into the drainages of Sandy Creek and Powdrill Creek. This early 1980s snapshot of east Texas reveals a rural territory transitioning through infrastructure development, notably seen at the Water Filtration Plant and a Radio Tower near the small community of Aiken. The settlement of Mount Herman sits centrally, surrounded by a dense network of seasonal and perennial waterways like Bog Creek and Little Iron Ore Creek that feed toward the southern county boundaries. The map documents the topographical character of the Piney Woods before more modern expansion, capturing several small water bodies such as Pearl Lake and Clear Lake alongside signs of local industry like a Gravel Pit near the headwaters of Caney Creek.