2016 Map of Platt

About this map

The Sam Rayburn Reservoir dominates the eastern half of this landscape, its fingers reaching into the lowlands along the boundary of Angelina National Forest. This section of East Texas is defined by a dense network of drainages and wetlands, including the extensive Boggy Slough and Board Tree Slough near the center of the sheet. The settlement at Platt sits near the western edge, connected to the surrounding countryside by roads such as Saints Rest Rd and Hightower Rd. Local history and genealogy interests are centered on the Jacob Chapel Cem in the northeast and family-named landmarks like Marions Ferry Rd and ID Anderson Rd. The map illustrates the hydrological complexity of the area where Moccasin Cr and Dorr Cr feed into the larger reservoir system.