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2019 Map of Votaw

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Votaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Big Thicket National Preserve dominates this portion of the Texas Big Thicket, where the landscape is defined by the complex hydrology of Pine Island Bayou and Little Pine Island Bayou. In this 2019 data, the small settlements of Votaw, Thicket, and Fuqua are anchored along the rural corridors that stitch together the boundaries of Hardin, Liberty, and Polk Counties. The area's dense network of local roads, such as Mongolia Bend and Outlaw Bend Rd, suggests a long history of residential patterns and logging access within the thicket.

The topography is relatively flat, characterized by seasonal wetlands like Wild Cow Marsh and numerous small tributaries including Meetinghouse Br, Beaver Cr, and Adams Br. These watercourses feed into the larger bayou system, creating the bottomland habitat protected by the preserve. This map offers a detailed view of the modern rural infrastructure and natural drainage patterns that have shaped this specific corner of the East Texas piney woods.