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2016 Map of Rusk

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Rusk serves as the focal point of this East Texas survey, exhibiting the town's integrated infrastructure and institutional history. The landscape is marked by numerous water bodies including the State Hospital Reservoir, Rusk City Lake, and Cherokee Lake, alongside smaller family or property-named features like Dickey Lake and Stovall Lake. The map reveals a high concentration of cemeteries that speak to the area's social history, such as the Old Prison Cem and the State Hospital Cem, both located near the primary settlement.

North of the main town center, the Cherokee County Airport sits along the road to Dialville, while the smaller community of Oakland lies to the west. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of creeks and branches, including Beans Cr and One Eye Cr, which drain the varied topography. For researchers, the presence of specific landmarks like Castalian Springs and family-named cemeteries such as Jones Cem and Weems Cem provides valuable points of reference for tracing local heritage.