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1954 Map of Wiergate

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Wiergate
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Wiergate and Burkeville anchor the southern reaches of this landscape, reflecting a mid-century East Texas timber and rural economy. The presence of a Dismantled railroad snaking through the center of the sheet indicates the shifting transportation infrastructure of the era, as former logging lines were abandoned in favor of improved roads and a new Pipeline. The area is characterized by a dense network of watercourses, including Little Cow Creek and Royal Creek, which feed into the wider basin.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the scattered rural institutions that defined these communities. Named family sites like Maddox Cemetery and Tanner Cemetery sit alongside local gathering points such as Mount Pleasant Church and Survey School. In the north, Mayflower remains a distinct settlement node, surrounded by numerous branches and creeks like Third Branch and Starks Branch that drain the timbered uplands.