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1981 Map of Palestine

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

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Palestine serves as the central hub of this East Texas region, where the industrial presence of a Refinery and a vast network of rail lines including the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Texas State Railroad define the local economy. The landscape is a complex mix of agricultural land and managed wilderness, stretching from the Coffield State Prison Farm in the west to the dense timber of the Davy Crockett National Forest in the southeast.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the social fabric of early Anderson and Cherokee counties through scattered landmarks like the Old Pioneer Cem and rural educational sites such as Lynch Academy. Significant water features, including Lake Palestine and the winding Trinity River, frame the varied topography of named heights like Anderson Mountain and Magee Mountain. The map also captures the extent of the regional Oil Field and numerous rural communities like Tennessee Colony and Maydelle before modern expansion.