2018 Map of Salter Creek

About this map

Toledo Bend Reservoir dominates the landscape of this border region where Texas meets Louisiana. This survey details the complex, finger-like shorelines of the reservoir, a landscape shaped by the flooding of the Sabine River valley. The map reveals the interplay between public conservation lands and local family history, with large portions of the Sabine National Forest bordering the water. Notable historical sites include the settlement of Sabinetown, where the Sabinetown Cem remains a primary landmark. Further south along the banks, Goodloe Bluff and Stone Coal Bluff mark significant topographic rises above the water level. Throughout the wooded terrain, researchers will find numerous small cemeteries like Gandy Cem and Harper's Chapel Cem, which serve as some of the few remaining markers of the rural communities that existed before the reservoir's creation.