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1952 Map of Nacogdoches

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Nacogdoches
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Nacogdoches serves as the hub of this 1952 survey, where the Texas And New Orleans and Southern Pacific railroads converge at the heart of the settlement. The map documents a dense network of rural life, including significant educational and religious institutions such as Stephen F Austin College and numerous country churches like Old North Ch and St James Ch. The landscape is etched with historical transit routes, notably the Old San Antonio Road cutting westward across the rolling terrain.

Waterways like Bayou La Nana and Bayou Carrizo define the local drainage, while higher ground is marked by Orton Hill and Goyens Hill. This postwar record captures specific local landmarks from Del Wentzel Field to the Nacogdoches Country Club, alongside small outlying communities like Mahl, Appleby, and Woden. For the researcher, the map preserves the exact locations of family-named sites such as Wisner Cem and Camel Sch before the expansion of modern infrastructure.