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2022 Map of Pat Mayse Lake West

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Pat Mayse Lake West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The western reaches of Pat Mayse Lake dominate this portion of Lamar County, where the sprawling water body meets the winding course of Sanders Creek and its many tributaries. The surrounding landscape is a network of small, established rural communities and family-named landmarks that speak to the agricultural heritage of North Texas. Small settlements like Garretts Bluff, Belk, and Emberson are connected by a web of farm-to-market roads and county lanes, such as Razor Rd and Clay Bluff Rd.

Genealogists and local historians will find several significant burial sites, including Garretts Bluff Cem and Post Oak Cem, situated near traditional gathering spots like Round Prairie. The transition from the high ground at Lamar Point down to the creek bottoms at Sand Br and Summer Br illustrates the local drainage patterns that defined early settlement locations before the reservoir changed the face of the valley.