1997 Map of Phelps

About this map

The Sam Houston National Forest covers much of this Walker County landscape, where the settlement of Phelps serves as a central junction. The map documents a mix of institutional and industrial land use, including the State Prison Farm (Goree) near the State Fish Hatchery and the Morian-Sam Houston Oil Field to the north. For genealogists and local historians, several community sites are noted, such as Everlena Church and the Grant Colony Cemetery. Traces of earlier habitations appear as the Harmony and Mount Moriah sites, while the timber industry is represented by a Sawmill near Warren Church. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including Harmon Creek and Winters Creek, which drain the heavily wooded area known as Four Notch.