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1960 Map of Shady Grove

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Shady Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Hawkins Oil Field occupies the southern reaches of this landscape, its presence defined by the networks of roads and drilling sites situated just above the Wood Co Upshur Co line. The terrain is deeply carved by the Big Sandy Creek system, creating a dense pattern of ridges and bottomlands where small settlements like Shady Grove are established. This 1960 field check reveals a community anchored by its rural institutions, including Little Mound Missionary Ch and Maple Springs Ch.

Water plays a central role in the area's layout, with numerous named bodies such as Brooks Lake, Holly Lake, and Glaspy Lake punctuating the wooded drainages. The northern portions of the map show a mix of agricultural clearings and swampy lowlands like Warren Swamp, providing a detailed look at the East Texas landscape before modern suburban expansion began to alter these timber and oil-producing lands.