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2010 Map of Phalba

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Phalba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Phalba and Denman Crossroads serve as central points in this portion of Van Zandt County, where a network of county roads connects rural homesteads and agricultural land. The landscape is defined by the branching tributaries of the Sabine River basin, including North Twin Creek, Steve Creek, and Wet Lacy Fork. These watercourses feed into several local bodies of water such as Pollard Lake and Bush Lake, while the Charles Napper Lake Dam indicates 21st-century water management in the region.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by small, long-standing communities like Whitton, Jackson, and Tundra. The presence of Morris Cemetery near the crossroads of Co RD 1258 and Co RD 2915 provides a specific point of interest for those tracing family roots in this East Texas interior. The terrain is largely characterized by these scattered settlements and the infrastructure of rural life, from the Soil Conservation Service Site 134 Dam in the north to the community of Sand Hill at the southern boundary.