2022 Map of New Harp

About this map

The tiny settlement of New Harp serves as the focal point for this rural landscape where Montague County and Wise County meet. The terrain is defined by the headwaters and branches of several significant local waterways, including Denton Creek, Panther Creek, and Rush Creek. This is a landscape of established family farms and cemetery sites, such as Freeman Cemetery and New Harp Cemetery, which suggest a long-standing community tied to the land. Large portions of the southern quadrangle are preserved within the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland, where natural drainage patterns and the artificial Rucker Pond dominate the geography. The road network, including New Harp Loop and Valentine Bluff Road, follows the contours of the numerous creek branches like Braden Branch, illustrating how the drainage of the Trinity River basin has dictated local movement and development for generations.