2013 Map of Westcott

About this map

Shepherd sits at the northern edge of this East Texas survey, where the landscape is defined by the winding course of Tarkington Bayou and the E Fork San Jacinto River. The area maintains a rural character concentrated around smaller settlements like Westcott, Keno, and Napier. For genealogists and local historians, the distribution of family-named burial sites offers significant insight into the region's heritage, including Big Creek Cem, Roark Cem, Farley Cem, and Squier Cem. The southern reach of the quadrangle shows the waters of Winters Bayou flowing toward the San Jacinto, while the Tarkington Hunter Camp suggests the enduring recreational use of these bottomlands. Local transportation is anchored by a network of farm-to-market roads and named lanes such as Rice Ln and Pelican Rd that connect the scattered homesites and agricultural tracts.