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2012 Map of Terry

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Terry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Bessie Heights Oil and Gas Field and North Port Neches Oil and Gas Field define the industrial and environmental landscape of this coastal Texas region in 2012. Located north of Port Arthur, the map reveals a transition from inland settlements like Terry and Connell to the expansive wetlands of the Neches River delta. The presence of several family and community burial grounds, including the Kishi Colony Cem and Stephenson Cem, provides significant value for genealogists tracing local history.

Waterways dominate the southern half of the sheet, where Grays Bayou, Block Bayou, and Bird Island Bayou thread through the marshy terrain near Gum Island. These features, alongside the Smith Bluff Cutoff, reflect the region's complex relationship between industrial energy extraction and the natural hydrology of the Gulf Coast. Transport infrastructure like FM-1135 and various local roads serve the scattered residential clusters of Oilla and Bessie Heights.