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2010 Map of Platt

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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The Angelina River corridor dominates this landscape, significantly reshaped by the expansive waters of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The interaction between the river's original channel and the reservoir's shoreline creates a complex system of inlets and drowned creek beds, such as Dorty Creek and Moccasin Creek. In the upland areas, small settlements like Platt and Poe represent the persistent rural communities of Nacogdoches County.

Genealogists and local historians can find site-specific landmarks including the Jacob Chapel Cemetery near Puenta Suelas Creek. The network of backroads, including Marions Ferry Rd, hints at historical transit routes that predated the modern reservoir. The presence of descriptively named watercourses like Dipping Vat Branch and Schoolhouse Branch reflects the agricultural and educational foundations of the early local economy before the basin was flooded.