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2016 Map of Plum Grove

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Plum Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Plum Grove and Roman Forest anchor this East Texas landscape where the coastal plain begins to fragment into a complex network of wetlands and bayous. The E Fork San Jacinto River defines the western edge, while the eastern portion is dominated by the winding path of Tarkington Bayou. The terrain between these waterways is notable for an extraordinary concentration of named ponds and depressions, such as Thompson Grass Pond, Button Willow Ponds, and John Garner Pond.

Many of these features, including John Baret Pond and Wesley Grey Pond, carry family names that provide a valuable record of local landownership and genealogy. The infrastructure of the era is evident in the dense network of county roads and the proximity of Splendora to the north, showing how residential growth around Sallas Lake and Casey Ridge has integrated with the natural drainage patterns of the San Jacinto basin.