You can download four high-resolution A3 JPG maps of Navarro County, Texas, in one ZIP directly from this page. The package includes a general county map, a ranked city map, a terrain-and-water map, and an elevation map. Together they show Corsicana, Rice, Kerens, Dawson, Frost, Retreat, roads 22, 287, 45, 31, and 309, Trinity River, Richland Creek, several named lakes and reservoirs, and an actual elevation range of about 72 to 193 meters.
Corsicana is the most useful starting point because it sits near the center of the settlement network, while the county’s strongest terrain contrast lies farther away from the city. Higher ridges and deeply cut creek valleys dominate the west and southwest. Toward the east and northeast, elevation drops into the Trinity River lowlands, and the southeastern side contains the broad Richland-Chambers Reservoir. Reading the road, water, and elevation maps together makes this west-to-east difference much clearer than a generic Corsicana-centered description.
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Corsicana links Frost in the west with Kerens in the east
Corsicana is the strongest developed place on the general county map, with Navarro County Courthouse labeled inside the urban area. Route 22 crosses the city from west to east. Following it west leads toward Frost near the county boundary, while the eastern direction reaches Powell, Kerens, and Goodlow. This one corridor provides a simple first orientation across the central part of the county.
North of Corsicana, roads 45 and 287 provide strong references toward Rice. The Rice Police Department label helps identify that northern settlement. Dawson is far to the southwest near Route 31. South of Corsicana, Retreat, Oak Valley, and Angus are clustered close to the central city, while Richland lies farther down the county.
The eastern road pattern changes around Kerens. Route 309 bends southeast, and Mildred and Eureka appear closer to the Corsicana side of that corridor. Trinidad is shown just outside the eastern edge as a regional reference. This is also the part of Navarro County where lakes, reservoirs, and low stream valleys become increasingly important, so the road map is most useful when compared with the water layer.
The ranked city map shows how Corsicana sits among five smaller communities
The city map ranks six communities. Corsicana is number 1, followed by Kerens, Dawson, Rice, Frost, and Retreat. The lower index prints 25,511 for Corsicana, 1,778 for Kerens, 1,322 for Dawson, 1,211 for Rice, 968 for Frost, and 707 for Retreat.
The supplied image does not identify a year for those figures, so this article treats them only as values printed on the map rather than confirmed current population counts. Their positions are more useful. Rice is north of Corsicana, Kerens is east, Dawson is southwest, Frost is west, and Retreat is very close to the southern side of Corsicana.
Ellis and Kaufman counties are labeled to the north, Henderson and Anderson counties to the east, Limestone County to the southwest, and Hill and Freestone counties to the west. Those surrounding labels help place Navarro County within east-central Texas. The simplified city layer is best for settlement spacing, while the other maps explain the water and relief between those places.
Trinity River defines the broad lowland along the northeastern edge
Trinity River is the strongest named natural feature near the northern and northeastern boundary. Its winding course follows a broad low corridor where many smaller tributaries approach from the interior. On the elevation map, the same area is dark green and distinctly lower than the western side of the county.
Kerens City Lake is labeled close to the eastern boundary below the Trinity River corridor. Cedar Creek Reservoir is visible just outside the northeastern county edge as a regional reference. Inside the upper interior, Reservoir No 7C and Reservoir No 128 provide smaller named water landmarks.
Richland Creek connects central valleys with the large southeastern reservoir
Richland Creek crosses the south-central interior from west to east and forms one of the strongest drainage lines away from the Trinity River. Briar Creek lies farther north, while Post Oak Creek and Rush Creek approach from the southwest. These channels divide the broad area south of Corsicana into a series of low valleys and intervening ridges.
Richland-Chambers Reservoir occupies a large part of the southeastern side. Magnolia Lake and Lake Halbert are labeled farther north, while Navarro Mills Lake sits close to the southwestern boundary. The water map therefore provides several large landmarks in different parts of the county rather than concentrating all important water features in one area.
The terrain-and-water map is intended for geographic reference. It can help locate Trinity River, Briar Creek, Richland Creek, Post Oak Creek, Navarro Mills Lake, and Richland-Chambers Reservoir relative to the county boundary, but it is not a flood-hazard map, legal water-boundary product, parcel map, or navigation chart.
Western ridges descend toward eastern and northeastern stream lowlands
The elevation map reports an actual range of about 72 to 193 meters and a mean elevation of about 123 meters. The highest brown terrain is concentrated in the west and southwest, with several pronounced ridges extending through the west-central interior. By contrast, the northeast around Trinity River and much of the eastern boundary are broadly green and lower.
The western high ground is not a smooth block. Post Oak Creek and Rush Creek cut narrow lower corridors through the hills, while Briar Creek and Richland Creek create additional valleys farther east. Matching the water and elevation maps shows that many of the strongest green bands correspond directly with named drainage lines.
Richland-Chambers Reservoir lies within generally lower southeastern terrain, though small ridges remain around its western and northern sides. The Trinity River corridor is even more consistently low and forms the strongest contrast with the western uplands. The difference between the displayed minimum and maximum elevation is about 121 meters.
Navarro County is not a mountain landscape, but the west-to-east relief difference is large enough to shape how the water system appears. The elevation layer is best used for relative terrain comparison rather than survey-grade or engineering-grade measurement, especially when matching Corsicana, Dawson, Kerens, Trinity River, and the major reservoirs to their surrounding ground.
Comparing both sides of Corsicana reveals the county’s strongest landscape difference
Move west from Corsicana toward Frost and the landscape rises into more strongly dissected ground. Briar Creek, Rush Creek, and Post Oak Creek cut through the ridges, and the elevation layer alternates between brown uplands and green valleys. The general road map alone does not make this western relief nearly as obvious.
Move east instead toward Kerens and Route 309 and the pattern becomes lower and wetter. Kerens City Lake and the Trinity River provide northern and eastern references, while Richland-Chambers Reservoir dominates the southeast. This contrast between western ridges and eastern water lowlands gives Navarro County a much more specific geographic identity than a generic Corsicana-centered title.
A practical reading order is to locate Corsicana and the surrounding communities first, match Trinity River, Richland Creek, and the major reservoirs to the same positions, and then compare the elevation layer. Small road numbers and creek labels are often easier to inspect in the downloadable high-resolution JPG files than in the browser previews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which communities are ranked on the Navarro County city map?
Corsicana is ranked first, followed by Kerens, Dawson, Rice, Frost, and Retreat. The map also prints index values for the six communities, but no year is shown, so this article does not present those figures as confirmed current population counts.
Which water features are the best starting points?
Trinity River is the clearest northeastern reference. Richland Creek and Briar Creek help organize the central drainage, while Richland-Chambers Reservoir and Navarro Mills Lake provide large southeastern and southwestern water landmarks.
What elevation range is shown for Navarro County?
The supplied elevation map reports an actual range of about 72 to 193 meters and a mean elevation of about 123 meters. The west and southwest are generally higher, while Trinity River and the eastern and northeastern drainage corridors occupy lower terrain.
Sources and Reference Data
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles — official county-boundary and road geometry for geographic reference.
- USGS National Hydrography — official resources for rivers, creeks, lakes, reservoirs, and other water features.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program — official elevation resources used for terrain information.
- USGS The National Map Viewer — an official viewer for comparing geographic layers.
Map File Information
Download four high-resolution A3 JPG maps of Navarro County, Texas, in one ZIP file.
- Included Files: county map, ranked city map, terrain and water map, elevation map
- File Type: JPG
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