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1900s (20th Century) Maps of Houston, Texas

Explore 172 historic maps of Houston from the 1900s (20th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1900s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Houston's landscape evolved across the 1900s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Start exploring Houston's history through authentic maps from the 1900s. This is your window into the past.

Houston, TX maps

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  1. 1915 Map of Bellaire
    1915 Map of Bellaire
    1915 Bellaire
    1915 Print · USGS
    The Harris County prairie southwest of Houston comes alive in this mid-1910s survey of emerging suburban and rural life. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Bellaire, the Rice Institute, and long-forgotten sites like the Poor Farm or Girls Industrial School.
    2 unique versions available
  4. 1915 Map of Park Place
    1915 Map of Park Place
    1915 Park Place
    1915 Print · USGS
    Southeast Houston and the thriving ship channel districts are captured here just before the first World War. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace the early residential blocks of Magnolia and Park Place or the rail yards at South Yards.
    2 unique versions available
  7. 1915 Map of Houston Heights
    1915 Map of Houston Heights
    1915 Houston Heights
    1915 Print · USGS
    The outskirts of Houston are just beginning to take their modern shape in the mid-1910s as new residential grids emerge along the bayous. Genealogists and historians can trace early neighborhood boundaries in Independence Heights and locate vanished rural landmarks like Hohl School and Rosslyn.
    2 unique versions available
  10. 1915 Map of Alief
    1915 Map of Alief
    1915 Alief
    1915 Print · USGS
    In the years before Houston's westward sprawl, this prairie landscape was a remote network of dairy farms and rail lines. You can trace the early foundations of these communities at Alief, Traceyville Church, and along the rural paths of Westheimer Road.
    3 unique versions available
  13. 1915 Map of Cypress
    1915 Map of Cypress
    1915 Cypress
    1915 Print · USGS
    Coastal prairie and creek-side settlements define this Harris County area during the early twentieth century. Researchers can trace historic landholdings like Bains Ranch or find early educational sites including Big Cypress School and Brink School.
    3 unique versions available
  16. 1915 Map of Deepwater
    1915 Map of Deepwater
    1915 Deepwater
    1915 Print · USGS
    Southeast of Houston during the early twentieth-century boom, this area shows the vital transformation of the coastal prairie into an industrial hub. Trace the early footprints of Pasadena, South Houston, and Genoa alongside the Ship Channel and the Penn City School.
  19. 1915 Map of Katy
    1915 Map of Katy
    1915 Katy
    1915 Print · USGS
    Katy was a budding rail settlement on the Texas prairie during the early twentieth century. Genealogists and local historians can trace the early town site along the Missouri Kansas and Texas tracks and locate the South Mayde School.
    3 unique versions available
  22. 1915 Map of Addicks
    1915 Map of Addicks
    1915 Addicks
    1915 Print · USGS
    Western Harris County was a region of prairie farmsteads and vital rail connections during the mid-1910s. Genealogists can trace early homesteads like the Gertie Rice Farm or locate community centers such as the German Methodist Church and Barker School.
    3 unique versions available
  25. 1915 Map of Hillendahl
    1915 Map of Hillendahl
    1915 Hillendahl
    1915 Print · USGS
    Harris County west of Houston is captured here during the mid-1910s, showing a rural landscape of schools, creeks, and early rail lines. Genealogists can trace the early community around Hillendahl School and the tracks of the Houston and Texas Central.
    3 unique versions available
  28. 1915 Map of Clodine, 1961 Print
    1915 Map of Clodine, 1961 Print
    1915 Clodine
    1961 Print · USGS
    Southeast Texas prairie life is captured here during the mid-teens, when rail lines dictated the growth of small settlements. Trace the early footprints of Clodine and Howell or locate the defunct route of the Texas Western R R (Abandoned).
  31. 1916 Map of Rose Hill
    1916 Map of Rose Hill
    1916 Rose Hill
    1916 Print · USGS
    Harris County farming communities thrived along the Montgomery County line during the mid-1910s, years before suburban sprawl reached the area. Genealogists can trace early homesteads near Rose Hill and find historic rural landmarks like Cypress Church and the Bowers School.
  34. 1916 Map of Genoa
    1916 Map of Genoa
    1916 Genoa
    1916 Print · USGS
    Southeast Texas coastal prairie development is captured here during the First World War era, showing the intersection of early electric rail and county life. Trace the old routes of the Galveston Houston Electric or locate the Friendswood Bridge and Genoa Sta along the Harris County line.
    2 unique versions available
  37. 1916 Map of Aldine
    1916 Map of Aldine
    1916 Aldine
    1916 Print · USGS
    Coastal prairie life in Harris County comes into focus as the railway network expanded north of Houston. Genealogists and researchers can trace the early footprint of Aldine and find the location of the Hargrove School near Greens Bayou.
    2 unique versions available
  40. 1916 Map of Burnett Bay
    1916 Map of Burnett Bay
    1916 Burnett Bay
    1916 Print · USGS
    Coastal Harris County is captured in the early twentieth century as the regional landscape began to modernize around the San Jacinto River. Researchers can trace the early layout of Lynchburg and Elena, locate rural landmarks like the Clawson School, and explore the grounds of the San Jacinto Battlefield.
  43. 1916 Map of Crosby
    1916 Map of Crosby
    1916 Crosby
    1916 Print · USGS
    Coastal Texas prairie and river bottomlands come alive in this mid-1910s survey of Harris County. Researchers can trace early railroad junctions at Crosby or locate rural landmarks like Gum Gully School and the Adlong Ditch.
    2 unique versions available
  46. 1916 Map of Settegast
    1916 Map of Settegast
    1916 Settegast
    1916 Print · USGS
    Northeast Houston was a burgeoning rail and industrial corridor during the mid-1910s, prior to its full integration into the modern metropolis. Genealogists and historians can trace early neighborhood plats like Brooks Smith Addition and Fidelity Addition alongside the massive Tank Farm and local schoolhouses.
    2 unique versions available
  49. 1916 Map of Seabrook
    1916 Map of Seabrook
    1916 Seabrook
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Galveston Bay shoreline comes to life in the years before heavy industrialization, showing the early coastal developments of Seabrook and Bayview. Genealogists can trace the Old Middle Bayou School and early rail lines like the Galveston Houston Electric Ry.
    2 unique versions available
  52. 1916 Map of Fauna
    1916 Map of Fauna
    1916 Fauna
    1916 Print · USGS
    Harris County’s coastal prairies are captured here in the early twentieth century, showing a landscape defined by winding bayous and early overland routes. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Fauna, Abbots Store, and along the historic Liberty Road.
  55. 1916 Map of Louetta
    1916 Map of Louetta
    1916 Louetta
    1916 Print · USGS
    Harris County was a rural landscape of timber mills and rail sidings during the mid-1910s. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Kohrville School, Hufsmith, and Ross Sawmill as the local economy transitioned into the motor age.
  58. 1916 Map of Harmaston
    1916 Map of Harmaston
    1916 Harmaston
    1916 Print · USGS
    Coastal Harris County was a network of railroad stops and bayous during the early twentieth century. Trace the early settlement patterns of Harmaston and Victor along the Beaumont Sour Lake and Western tracks near Ingram Marsh.
    2 unique versions available
  61. 1916 Map of Moonshine Hill
    1916 Map of Moonshine Hill
    1916 Moonshine Hill
    1916 Print · USGS
    Harris and Montgomery counties appear here in the early twentieth century as a complex landscape of river forks and wetlands. Genealogists and historians can trace old property lines and natural landmarks like Odom Lake Swamp, Bosman Lake, and the H. E. and W. T. rail line.
    3 unique versions available
  64. 1916 Map of Hockley
    1916 Map of Hockley
    1916 Hockley
    1916 Print · USGS
    Upper Harris County during the First World War shows a landscape defined by timber mills and early railroad junctions. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks like Bauers Store and Hegar School, or trace the old Houston and Texas Central Road.
  67. 1916 Map of Satsuma
    1916 Map of Satsuma
    1916 Satsuma
    1916 Print · USGS
    Harris County is captured here in the years before rapid urban expansion, when timber and rail still dictated the pace of life. Trace the roots of local families near the Fuchs School or locate early industrial sites like Christy Sawmill and the Satsuma station.
    3 unique versions available
  70. 1916 Map of Huffman
    1916 Map of Huffman
    1916 Huffman
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Harris and Liberty County border comes into focus during the early twentieth century as a landscape of bayous and rails. Genealogists can trace the early layout of Huffman and the path of the Beaumont Sour Lake and Western railroad near Luce Bayou.
    3 unique versions available
  73. 1916 Map of Humble
    1916 Map of Humble
    1916 Humble
    1916 Print · USGS
    Harris County is captured here in the early twentieth century as small rail-side settlements began to dot the coastal prairie. Local historians can trace the foundations of Humble and Mt Houston or locate the rural Higgs School and a small Cem near the winding Greens Bayou.
    2 unique versions available
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