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1962 Map of Trees

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Trees
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Trees and its surrounding oil and gas fields define the borderlands of northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana in the early 1960s. This survey captures the transition from the wetlands of Caddo Lake and Caddo Lake Bayou to the upland timber and oil fields of Marion County and Caddo Parish. Settlements like Monterey and Gray are shown alongside active industrial sites, including numerous Oil Wells and a Gas Well that speak to the region's mid-century energy production.

Genealogists will find several family-named and community landmarks, such as Core Cem, Gray Cem, and Burks Hart Cem. The transportation network is a mix of modern infrastructure like the Vivian Airfield and the remnants of earlier eras, most notably the Old Railroad Grade winding through the northern portion of the map near Jim Bayou. Water-based activity is centered on the various landings along the bayou, including Stacy Landing and Bonham Landing.