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1962 Map of Ore City

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Ore City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Ore City serves as the focal point of this 1962 survey, situated at the crossroads of early East Texas transportation routes. The landscape is defined by the expansive Lake O' the Pines, which floods the basin of Big Cypress Creek and Cypress Creek. The map documents the region's rural infrastructure just as modern recreational and water management projects were reshaping the land, evidenced by the presence of Warners Landing Campgrounds and County Park Campgrounds.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations through numerous landmarks, including Cedar Grove Ch, Cedar Grove Cem, and the Duncan Jr High Sch. Industrial remnants are visible in the form of an Old Railroad Grade and an Old Grade, hinting at the area's earlier logging or mining eras before the inundation of the creek valleys. The convergence of Upshur Co, Marion Co, and Harrison Co boundaries further adds to the map's value for property research.