1940s Maps of Liberty County, Texas

Explore 4 historic maps of Liberty County from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — 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 Liberty County's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Liberty County's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.


Liberty County, TX maps

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  1. 1943 Map of Whites Bayou
    1943 Map of Whites Bayou
    1943 Whites Bayou
    1943 Print · USGS
    Texas coastal prairie life comes into focus during the early 1940s, showing the intersection of ranching, rice farming, and the oil industry. Genealogists and historians can trace the Hankamer Oil Field and the Abshier Cem near Hankamer.

  2. 1943 Map of Liberty
    1943 Map of Liberty
    1943 Liberty
    1943 Print · USGS
    Liberty and the surrounding Big Thicket are documented here during the early twentieth-century boom in timber and oil. Researchers can locate vanished landmarks such as the Yellow School House, trace family lands like Mears Ranch, and follow the path of the Old Tram through the river bottomlands.

  3. 1944 Map of Crosby
    1944 Map of Crosby
    1944 Crosby
    1944 Print · USGS
    Coastal Texas near the Harris and Liberty county line comes to life in this mid-1940s survey of the river and rail landscape. Researchers can trace the heritage of Crosby through its early cemetery sites like Sacred Heart Cem and community hubs like Bohemian Hall.

  4. 1945 Map of Nolte
    1945 Map of Nolte
    1945 Nolte
    1945 Print · USGS
    The coastal prairie at the borders of Liberty, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties is captured here in the mid-1940s. Genealogists and researchers can trace early rural life through landmarks like the Pumping Station at Blair, Oak Island, and Willis Marsh.

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