This Rusk County Texas Map set is designed for readers who want more than a county outline. It shows Henderson as the main reference point, the locations of Overton, New London, Tatum, and Mount Enterprise, the roads that connect different parts of the county, named lakes and streams, and the rise and fall of the terrain. High-resolution A3 JPG versions of all four maps are available in the download box later on this page.
The maps become more useful when they are read together. The general county map makes the road network and city positions easy to follow, while the water map brings Lake Cherokee, Martin Lake, the Angelina River, and smaller creeks into focus. The elevation map then explains why many of those streams follow narrow low corridors between higher ridges. Rather than repeating the same information four times, the set separates location, settlement, water, and terrain so each layer remains readable.
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Henderson is the easiest anchor for reading the county
Henderson sits slightly north of the county’s center and is the clearest place to start when orienting the map. Several prominent roads converge around the city, making it easy to compare directions from one side of Rusk County to another. Overton and New London appear near the western edge, Kilgore is shown close to the northwest boundary, Tatum lies on the eastern side, and Mount Enterprise is well to the south. This arrangement immediately shows that the county’s named communities are spread across a long north-to-south area rather than clustered in one compact corner.
The road shields on the map include 79, 259, 43, 64, 322, 42, 149, 315, 84, and 571. Route 259 is especially useful as a visual guide because it runs from the northern part of the county through Henderson and continues toward Mount Enterprise. Route 43 extends eastward from the Henderson area, while 149 is prominent near Tatum. The western side has its own network around Overton and New London. Reading the roads together with the towns is more informative than treating the route numbers as a separate list because it shows which parts of the county each corridor actually serves.
The county outline is also worth noticing. Long straight segments define much of the west and south, but the eastern side is more irregular. The northeast corner bends around the area near Lake Cherokee, and the southeast side narrows before opening again toward the southern boundary. When the map is printed, this outline helps distinguish Rusk County from a generic rectangular county shape and makes it easier to keep the cities, lakes, and roads in the correct part of the county.
Five mapped towns form distinct northern, eastern, and southern reference points
The city map removes most secondary labels and highlights five major places: Henderson, Overton, Tatum, New London, and Mount Enterprise. Henderson occupies the central reference position. Overton and New London sit close together along the western side, while Tatum is separated from them on the eastern boundary. Mount Enterprise is far to the south, giving the lower half of the county a clear named landmark. This distribution is useful when a reader needs to understand the county quickly without the visual competition of every road and small feature.
The CITY INDEX printed on the map lists Henderson at 13,385, Overton at 2,444, Tatum at 1,435, New London at 1,085, and Mount Enterprise at 357. Those values explain the ranking used in the graphic and make Henderson stand out as the largest of the five mapped places. They should be read as values printed on this map rather than as a promise of current population totals; anyone who needs the latest demographic figure should check an official statistical source. For map reading, however, the index works well because it adds a simple sense of relative scale to the city markers.
The map also makes distance in direction easier to grasp even without a mileage table. Overton and New London are near one another, but both are northwest of Henderson. Tatum is on the opposite side of the county, close to the eastern edge, while Mount Enterprise lies much farther south. That pattern matters when preparing a school handout, a county overview, or a simple location graphic because the labeled cities can serve as reference points for the large areas between them.
Lakes and streams divide the county into recognizable drainage areas
The terrain-and-water map changes the emphasis completely. Lake Cherokee is the most obvious named water body along the northern edge, and Martin Lake stands out on the eastern side. In the north-central part of the county, Mill Creek runs through a broad network of smaller tributaries. Dry Creek crosses the eastern interior toward the Martin Lake area, while Johnson Creek forms a long north-to-south water line on the western side. These features are much easier to follow here than on the general map because the water network is drawn with stronger contrast.
The southwest contains the heaviest named river features. The Angelina River and East Fork Angelina River meet the lower part of the county, with Indian Pond nearby. Smaller named waters are scattered farther north and east: Miller Lake, Shaw Lake, County Lake, Lake Mans, and Jones Lake all appear inside the county, and Goldonna Creek is labeled in the southeast. Taken together, the map shows that Rusk County is not defined by a single dominant lake. Instead, numerous creeks and small water bodies feed larger drainage routes, creating a branching pattern across much of the county.
The water map is particularly useful when paired with the city map. Tatum is on the eastern side near Martin Lake, while Mount Enterprise occupies the southern part of the county amid many smaller stream branches. Henderson sits between the western and eastern drainage networks rather than directly beside one of the largest named lakes. Switching between the two maps turns those city labels into meaningful geographic reference points and helps explain why the county’s eastern and southwestern sections look so different.
The elevation surface reveals narrow valleys between higher ridges
Rusk County is not mountainous, but the elevation map is far from uniform. The map reports an actual elevation range of about 62 to 217 meters, with a mean of 123 meters. Greens mark lower terrain, while yellow, tan, and brown areas rise above the surrounding valleys. The most useful feature is not the single highest or lowest point; it is the repeated pattern of low, narrow channels cutting through higher ground. Those channels closely resemble the stream network shown on the water map.
The eastern and northeastern sections contain broader areas of low green terrain. The west has a denser mix of ridges and valleys, and higher brown patches also appear through parts of the south-central and southeastern county. A long green corridor passes through the interior, with higher ground on either side. When this map is compared with the named streams, the relationship becomes intuitive: water follows the lower valleys, while the higher ridges separate neighboring drainage lines. That makes the elevation map useful even for readers who do not normally work with topographic data.
Which Rusk County map is best for your task?
Use the general county map when your main goal is to locate Henderson, compare road directions, or see the county boundary together with towns and water. Choose the city map when you want a cleaner presentation of the five major mapped places. The water map is the better choice for Lake Cherokee, Martin Lake, the Angelina River, the East Fork Angelina River, and the smaller named creeks. For valleys, ridges, and changes in height, the elevation map communicates information that is difficult to infer from a road map alone.
The WebP images in the article are convenient for quick on-screen reference. For printing or editing, use the ZIP file below. It contains four high-resolution A3 JPG files from this package: the county reference map, city map, terrain-and-water map, and elevation map. Keeping the maps as separate files lets you print only the layer you need or place a specific map into a lesson, presentation, local reference document, or personal project without extracting an image from the webpage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Henderson on the Rusk County map?
Henderson is slightly north of the county’s center and is the easiest reference point for following the road network. Overton and New London are northwest of it, Tatum is to the east, and Mount Enterprise is farther south.
Are Lake Cherokee and Martin Lake in the same part of Rusk County?
Both are easiest to find in the eastern half of the maps, but they occupy different positions. Lake Cherokee lies along the northern edge, while Martin Lake is farther south on the eastern side near Tatum.
What elevation range is shown for Rusk County?
The provided elevation map states an actual range of about 62 to 217 meters and a mean elevation of 123 meters. Lower green corridors follow many valleys, while higher yellow and brown ridges are more noticeable in parts of the west and south.
Map File Information
The ZIP contains the four Rusk County maps in high-resolution A3 JPG format.
- Included Versions: County, city, terrain and water, elevation
- Included Files: 4 A3 JPG maps
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Sources and data references
For official geographic reference data, see the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Water features can be cross-checked with USGS National Hydrography, and elevation data are available through the USGS 3D Elevation Program. The place names, water labels, and elevation figures described in this article are taken from the four Rusk County maps supplied in the current ZIP package.
Green Map creates custom-edited map images using open geographic data sources such as geoBoundaries, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap, and government open data.
These maps are edited visual materials, not raw data files, and are provided for education, documents, presentations, and graphic reference.
