1919 Map of Aldine

About this map

The settlement of Aldine is captured here as a small rail-side community, years before the massive 20th-century expansion of Houston. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of Greens Bayou, Halls Bayou, and Whiteoak Bayou, which snake through a flat coastal plain marked by subtle 1-foot contour intervals. This detailed surveying reveals a rural network of early thoroughfares like Kuyendahl Road and Stuebner Air Line Road that would eventually become major arteries. A sparse but established social infrastructure is visible through the Hargrove School and a lone Cem, reflecting the scattered homesteads of the 1910s. The presence of the Great Northern (Galveston Line) and the Trinity and Brazos Valley rail routes highlights the importance of railroad transportation in connecting Harris County to the Gulf and the interior.