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1959 Map of San Jacinto

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of San Jacinto
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Sam Houston National Forest dominates this 1959 landscape, where the West Fork San Jacinto River and its numerous tributaries like West Sandy Creek and Caney Creek cut through the timberland. This survey captures a rural Texas community structured around small country churches and schools, such as Little Zion Sch and Ebenezer Ch. The presence of the Pool Lookout and the Forest Boundary underscores the region's focus on forest management and conservation during the late 1950s.

Local landmarks such as Blue Bonnet Hill and Stubblefield Lake provide geographical anchors for genealogists and researchers. The map also documents the early industrial footprint of the area with a noted Oil Well south of Antony Branch. Small settlements like San Jacinto and Bath are shown alongside essential community sites like Farris Cem and Union Hill Ch, providing a detailed view of the rural social fabric before modern development.