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1961 Map of Shiloh

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Shiloh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Moss Bluff and the winding Trinity River define the western landscape of this coastal Texas region in the early 1960s. The settlement of Shiloh serves as a local hub, surrounded by a dense concentration of family and community landmarks, including the St Thomas Ch and the Mount Zion Sch. Genealogists will find an exceptional number of burial sites documented across the terrain, from Miller Cem near Black Gully to the Worthy Cem further south.

Industrial activity is evident at Sulphur Wells, where a Sulphur Plant and several Oil Wells are situated near a dedicated Landing Strip. The hydraulic landscape is heavily managed by the Devers Canal and various drainage features like Pignut Gully and Hatcher Gully. Large water bodies such as Lake Charlotte and Mac Lake dominate the southern reach, illustrating the transition between the coastal prairie and the river bottomlands.