1984 Map of Union Springs

About this map

The Sabine River border between Louisiana and Texas is dominated by the sprawling waters of the Toledo Bend Reservoir, which flooded this river valley in the late 1960s. This 1984 survey reveals how the rising water reshaped the landscape of Sabine Parish, creating a complex shoreline of inlets and peninsulas where bayous like Bossier Bayou and Moccasin Bayou meet the main reservoir. The map is particularly notable for its documentation of colonial-era land divisions, clearly delineating the boundaries of the Las Ormigas Grant Lot No 4 and subsequent lots, which persist as legal frameworks long after the initial Spanish-influenced settlement patterns were established.