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1964 Map of Sand Ridge

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Sand Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Trinity River snakes along the boundary of Houston and Madison counties, defining a landscape shaped by shifting watercourses and early Texas agricultural history. In the early 1970s, the lower reaches of this survey show the encroaching waters of Lake Livingston, which dramatically altered the river basin. To the south, the extensive Eastham State Prison Farm occupies the fertile bottomlands near Negro Creek.

Local genealogy and settlement patterns are anchored by rural congregations at Union Grove Ch and Vistula Ch, alongside the small communities of Antioch, Vistula, and Midway. Natural landmarks such as Patterson Lake, Snag Lake, and Dry Lake suggest an older river system that left behind oxbow lakes and sloughs. Further north, the namesake Sand Ridge sits above the floodplain, while family history is preserved at Bozeman Cem and Douglas Cem.