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2013 Map of Murchison East

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Murchison East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Brownsboro and Murchison anchor the southeastern and southwestern corners of this East Texas landscape, connected by a corridor of highway and rail that passes through the settlement of Opelika. The region is defined by a dense network of creek systems including Kickapoo Cr, Prairie Cr, and Slater Cr, which feed into numerous small lakes and reservoirs. This drainage pattern supported early settlement, evidenced by the distribution of family and community landmarks like Asberry Cem and Red Hill Cem.

Industrial activity is noted at the Opelika Gas Field, while recreational and residential developments are centered around bodies of water like Callender Lake and Echo Lake. Smaller rural clusters such as Mars and Edom are linked by a web of county roads that follow the rise and fall of the terrain between drainage basins. Aviation history is represented by the Echo Lake Airport, located near the southern border of the survey.