204 pages with 55 maps An indispensable book for any researcher
interested in Lamar County's history or land (or both), or its
first landowners after Texas's Independence from Mexico. Each book
in this series is laid out into multiple maps using a 6 mile high
by 4 mile wide grid.This book contains 50 Survey maps laid out
within this grid. Each Land Survey Map shows the boundaries of
original parcels laid out over existing roads, railroads,
waterways. These are shown as well as the original Survey-Name and
the Abstract Number assigned by the Texas General Land Office to
the instrument that gave ownership to that parcel. Here are a
number of details about our Lamar County book . . . Supplemental
Maps Included (in addition to the primary Survey Maps) . . . -
Where Lamar County Lies Within the State (Map A) - Lamar County and
its Surrounding Counties (Map B) - An Index Map showing where each
of the Land Survey Maps are within Lamar County (Map C) - An Index
Map that builds upon Map C and shows the community-center points in
relationship to the county-grid (Map D) - An Index Map that builds
upon Map C and shows cemeteries listed in the USGS database in
relationship to the county-grid (Map E) Primary Indexes (apart from
each Survey-Map's own index of survey-names) - An All-Name Index
(alphabetical by last-name) for every person mentioned in the maps,
utilizing both Texas General Land Office and Texas Railroad
Commission data. - The Abstract Listing: this is where you find the
real details behind each parcel of land.Items are listed by
Abstract Number What Cities and Towns are in Lamar County, Texas
(and in this book)? Adams, Ambia, Amherst, Arthur City, Atlas,
Belk, Biardstown, Blossom, Broadway, Broadway Junction, Brookston,
Bunker Hill, Byrdtown, Caviness, Chicota, Clardy, Cunningham,
Deport, Direct, East Direct, Emberson, Faught, Faulkner, Forest
Chapel, Forest Hill, Forest Hill, Frog Hop, Gadston, Garretts
Bluff, Georgia, Givens, Globe, Glory, Harmon, High, Hinckley,
Hoover, Hopewell, Howland, Jennings, Kennemer Crossing, Lone Oak,
Lone Star, Marvin, Maxey, Medill, Midcity, Milton, Minter, Noble,
Novice, Paris, Pattonville, Petty, Pin Hook, Post Oak, Powderly,
Ragtown, Razor, Reno, Rockford, Rockwell, Roxton, Slabtown, Slate
Shoals, Sumner, Sun Valley, Sylvan, Taylor Town, Tigertown, Toco,
Unity, Walnut Ridge
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