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2019 Map of Porter Springs

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Porter Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Porter Springs serves as the primary hub in this corner of Houston County, situated amidst a landscape defined by its cemetery-crowned hills and winding bayous. The settlement pattern is scattered, with numerous small family and community burial grounds such as Mount Moriah Cem, Pleasant Grove Cem, and Hagan Cem dotting the ridges above the marshy lowlands. These sites provide a valuable record of early area families and rural congregations that once anchored the social life of the region.

The hydrological network is dominated by the broad wetlands of Hurricane Bayou, which snakes across the center of the sheet, and Big Cr to the south. Land use in the early 21st century appears focused on ranching and private aviation, evidenced by the M Y Ranch Airport. The terrain rises toward Gary Hill in the north, while several small reservoirs like Wirt Lake and Butler Lake provide drainage and water storage for the surrounding countryside.