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1951 Map of Wells

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Wells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Wells serves as the primary hub on this map, situated where the St Louis Southwestern railroad cuts through the piney woods of East Texas. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Neches River and Angelina River at its southern edge, where the borders of Cherokee, Angelina, Houston, and Trinity counties meet. Much of this territory is within the Davy Crockett National Forest, characterized by an intricate drainage system including Devils Bayou and Red Bayou.

For genealogists and local historians, the sheet offers specific locations for rural community life at mid-century, such as the small settlement of Redtown and the Bodan Ch near Bodan Creek. An Old Grade Railroad trace suggests the area's earlier logging history. Family researchers can locate the Simpson Cem and Sandlot Cem, providing fixed points for tracing early residents in this river-and-forest environment.