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1985 Map of Wiergate SE

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Wiergate SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Sabine River snakes along the state line in this mid-1980s topographical study, defining the boundary between Newton County, Texas, and Vernon Parish, Louisiana. The landscape is characterized by a complex network of wetlands and waterways, including Palmettos Brake, Old Wing Slough, and numerous named lakes like Bird Lake and Lahar Lake that sit within the river’s sweeping bends. These features suggest a bottomland environment shaped by seasonal flooding and shifting river channels over decades.

Evidence of rural community life is scattered throughout the area, notably near Burkeville and along the roads leading to the Burr Ferry Bridge. Genealogists and local historians can locate several landmarks of family and social significance, including the Gunter Cem, Burr Cem, and local congregations such as Toledo Bend Ch and Sycamore Community Ch. High points like Gunter Hill and the Runyon Hills rise above the drainage basins of Mill Creek and Hickman Creek.