1983 Map of Nacogdoches South

About this map

Stephen F Austin State University anchors the northern edge of this study, marking the academic and cultural heart of Nacogdoches in the early 1980s. To the south, the city gives way to a complex landscape of bayous and family burial grounds, where the Southern Pacific railroad cuts through the piney woods toward Pine Flat. The map reveals a transition from the urban grid—with landmarks like City Hall and the Hospital—to the surrounding countryside where aviation and leisure take hold at the East Texas Regional Airfield and the Piney Woods Country Club. Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous small burial sites scattered across the drainage basins of La Nana Bayou and Bonita Bayou, including the Wisner Cem and King Moore Cem. From the Drive-in Theater to the Rodeo Ground, the map documents the recreational footprint of a growing East Texas community during this era.