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2010 Map of Young

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Young
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Fairfield Lake dominates the central landscape of this Freestone County region, its irregular shoreline formed by numerous tributaries like Hanna Branch and Ball Branch. The area is a mix of water management and rural settlement, centered around the community of Young and the nearby Big Brown Creek Airstrip. For those researching local family history, the map identifies significant burial sites including Rehobath Cemetery in the north and Chancellor Cemetery near the western shore of the lake.

The southern portion of the quadrangle shows specialized land use with the Hodge Podge Lodge near Couch Lake, which is contained by the Couch Lake Dam. A dense network of ranch roads and farm-to-market routes, such as FM 2570 and Ranch Rd 3285, connects the dispersed homesteads and creek-bottom lands. The topography is defined by drainage patterns flowing toward Tehuacana Creek and the Fairfield Dam, illustrating the late 20th-century hydrological development of the Texas interior.