1958 Map of Timpson

About this map

Timpson serves as the focal point of this late 1950s survey of East Texas, where the intersection of the Texas and New Orleans RR and the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe RR shaped local commerce. The landscape is a network of small rural communities and named water bodies like Lake Timpson and the meandering Attoyac Bayou. Significant for genealogists, the map identifies numerous country churches and cemeteries, including Todd Spring Ch, Mt Gideon Cem, and Greenwood Cem, which anchor the surrounding farmstead regions. Topographically, the area is defined by low-lying ridges such as Bennett Mtn and Hallow Rock Mtn. To the southwest, the town of Garrison sits near the crossing of Lick Creek and Jenks Creek, while scattered Oil Wells and a Gas Well indicate the period's active petroleum exploration across the county lines.