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1954 Map of Negreet

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Negreet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Sabine River carves a winding path through this 1954 landscape, defining the state boundary where Sabine National Forest meets the Louisiana backcountry. This survey, photorevised in 1969, documents the intricate drainage network of Negreet Bayou and Patroon Bayou just before the creation of the Toledo Bend Reservoir transformed the river valley. The map reveals a rural community anchored by small settlements like Sabinetown and Negreet, along with numerous country churches including Little Flock Church and Pleasant Hill Church.

Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of family-named landmarks such as Roberts Cem and McMillian Cem. The terrain is characterized by prominent high points like Goodwin Bluff and Rock Hill, while the lowlands are a maze of oxbows and backwaters like Harpers Bend, Blackland Slough, and Spate Lake. Lookout towers, including the Sabine Lookout Tower, stand as silent sentinels over the timberlands of the Texas-Louisiana border.