2016 Map of Purdon

About this map

Purdon and Pursley serve as the primary nodes of settlement in this Navarro County landscape, where the rural character is defined by an extensive system of water management. Numerous reservoirs, such as the Soil Conservation Service Site 129 Reservoir and Soil Conservation Service Site 118 Reservoir, are distributed across the drainage basins of Richland Cr and its tributaries. These sites, along with others like Carroll Lake, indicate a mid-to-late 20th-century focus on flood control and soil stabilization in this agricultural region. The network of local roads, including FM 709 S and various county routes like SW Co Rd 3010, connects the scattered farms and homesteads. Small waterways like Hughes Br, Melton Br, and Pin Oak Cr lace through the terrain, illustrating the intricate natural drainage that necessitates the extensive Soil Conservation Service infrastructure visible throughout the quadrangle.