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1961 Map of Oakhurst

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Oakhurst
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The community of Oakhurst sits at the intersection of local history and nature, situated along the northern boundary of the Sam Houston National Forest. This 1961 survey, updated with 1972 aerial revisions, reveals a landscape defined by its rural institutions and the intricate drainage of the East Fork San Jacinto River. Genealogists will find a wealth of data in the many small burial grounds and houses of worship dotting the terrain, including Cleveland Cem, Hoby Cem, and the White Hill Missionary Ch.

Transport and heritage are marked by an Old Railroad Grade cutting across the northern sections, while the Raven Hill Historical Mon near Raven Hill commemorates the area's deeper past. The map's topography, from the bottomlands of Roark Creek to the high ground of McCombs Creek, illustrates the dispersed settlement pattern of San Jacinto and Walker counties before modern suburban expansion changed the character of east Texas.