2019 Map of Shankleville

About this map

Shankleville sits as a historic focal point in this eastern Texas landscape, surrounded by a complex network of waterways including Yellow Bayou and Little Quicksand Cr. The terrain is defined by its drainages, where small branches like Moore Br and Dave Mack Br feed into larger creek systems, illustrating the natural irrigation of the Deep East Texas timberlands. This 2019 survey documents the modern layout of rural communities like Liberty and Wiergate alongside infrastructure such as the Newton Municipal Airport. For those tracing local heritage, the map identifies several burial sites, including Simmons Cem and Saint Johns Cem, which serve as physical anchors for families rooted in Newton and Burkeville. The intricate road system, from FM 1414 to named paths like Golden Rule, reveals the enduring spatial relationship between these scattered settlements and the forested creek bottoms that separate them.