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2016 Map of Quitman

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Quitman serves as the central hub of this East Texas landscape, where the town street grid intersects with a complex network of county roads and state highways. To the north, the significant waters of Lake Quitman dominate the terrain, fed by tributaries like Brushy Creek and Dry Creek. The area is notably defined by its numerous smaller bodies of water, including Greens Lake, Lake Lydia, and a series of numbered reservoirs such as Wells Lake Number 4.

Genealogists will find several family and community burial grounds scattered across the countryside, including Price Cemetery and Ingram Cemetery. The presence of Forest Hill and the Shiloh Cemetery east of town suggest long-standing rural communities that developed around these water sources and transport routes. South of the main settlement, the land softens into the riparian environment of Lake Fork Creek and the George Slough, illustrating the importance of local hydrology to the region's development.