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1963 Map of Wakefield

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Wakefield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Southern Pacific rail lines and timber-laden creek bottoms define the landscape of northern Polk County during the early 1960s. The settlement of Wakefield serves as a central point, supported by local community anchors like Wheeler Ch and Wakefield Ch. To the south, the expansion of Corrigan is evident, while smaller clusters like Skinner Town and Pleasant Hill dot the piney woods. This era of land use is visible in the network of service roads and an Old Railroad Grade winding through the eastern portion of the map.

Water plays a vital role in the geography here, with the Neches River and the Dollarhide Cutoff forming the northern boundary. Numerous waterways such as Upper Sulphur Creek, Lower Sulphur Creek, and Piney Creek carve through the terrain. For the local historian, family names are preserved through landmarks like Knox Cem and Stryker Cem, along with the Wakefield Lookout Tower which once kept watch over these extensive forests.