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1961 Map of Smyrna

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Smyrna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The boundary between Montague and Wise counties divides this North Texas landscape, where the Aries Caddo Oil Field is marked by numerous oil wells and pipelines. In the early 1960s, the rural community of Smyrna and the nearby Pleasant Hill settlement served as local hubs, while the Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) railroad cut a path through the western terrain near Big Sandy Creek.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, including the Huddleston, Fryer, and Lake Valley cemeteries, alongside rural congregations like Union Hill Ch. The southeastern portion of the map is dominated by the Cross Timbers National Grassland, with its field headquarters situated near Ball Knob Hill. This survey captures a specific era of land use where petroleum extraction and traditional ranching coexisted alongside preserved natural areas.