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2010 Map of Rusk

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Rusk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Rusk serves as the central hub of this East Texas survey, where the convergence of local routes and the regional industrial history meet. The landscape is defined by its water management and institutional grounds, notably the State Hospital Reservoir and the State Hospital Cemetery situated to the north. Traces of the area's older history are found in the numerous burial grounds scattered across the county, such as the Old Prison Cemetery and Kilgore Cemetery, alongside family landmarks like the Jones Cemetery and Rowe Cemetery.

Infrastructure is anchored by the Cherokee County Airport and a complex network of farm-to-market roads, including FM 347 and FM 1248. The terrain is drained by a dense web of waterways including Beans Creek, One Eye Creek, and College Creek, which flow toward man-made landmarks like the Rusk Ore Mine Dam and Rusk City Lake. Small communities like Dialville, Oakland, and Salem dot the outskirts, maintaining their identities within the piney woods and creek bottoms of Cherokee County.