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2016 Map of Saline Bay

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Lake Palestine dominates the western half of this 2016 survey, where the waters of the Neches River valley have shaped a complex shoreline of inlets and coves. Residential development is clustered significantly around Emerald Bay and along the eastern finger of the reservoir at Saline Bay, illustrating the transition of this Smith County landscape into a recreational and residential hub. North of these waters, the community of Noonday sits at a crossroads, while the settlement of Teaselville is located further south near the county line.

Evidence of the area's rural history remains visible through family-named landmarks and historical burial sites. Researchers can find Hawthorne Cem situated along Hawthorne Cemetary Rd in the north, and Loftin Cem near the southern edge of the quadrangle. Local drainages like Copperas Cr and Saline Cr feed into the reservoir, defining the terrain between the primary settlements and the wooded points of land such as Smith Point and Holt Point that reach into the lake.