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1916 Map of Aldine

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Aldine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

Aldine and the surrounding Harris County prairie appear here during the height of early twentieth-century coastal development, just as the regional transport network was solidifying. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of Greens Bayou and Halls Bayou, which cut through a terrain marked by subtle elevation changes and local drainage patterns. Transportation is central to the area's identity, anchored by the International and Great Northern (Galveston Line) railroad and a grid of early thoroughfares including Kuyendahl Road and Air Line Road.

Social and civic life is anchored by landmarks such as the Hangrove School and a small Cem located near the bayou's edge. This survey, conducted in cooperation with Harris County officials like W. H. Ward, provides an incredibly high-resolution look at the rural homesteads and early road names that would eventually form the northern suburbs of Houston. The map's one-foot contour interval captures the flat, nuanced topography where Whiteoak Bayou begins to take shape in the southwest corner.