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1973 Map of Weches

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Weches
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Mission Tejas State Park anchors the southwestern corner of this survey, a landscape defined by the winding Neches River and the expansive timberlands of the Davy Crockett National Forest. The map documents the rural character of the Houston and Cherokee county border in the 1970s, where small settlements like Weches and the distinctly named Weeping Mary are interspersed with family landmarks such as Easley Cem and St Thomas Chapel.

Evidence of historical industrial and conservation efforts is visible through the Old Railroad Grade and the Indian Mound Nursery. The river corridor is complex, featuring a series of oxbows and backwaters including Sawmill Lake, Forman Lake, and Duren Lake. This topography, punctuated by the Neches Bluff Overlook, reveals a terrain where early transit routes and natural drainage patterns dictated the placement of pioneer cemeteries and small-scale community centers.