1915 Map of Alief

About this map

The farming community of Alief and the nearby settlement of Jeannetta anchor this 1915 survey of the prairie west of Houston. The landscape is defined by the early transportation corridors of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass and the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroads, which parallel the drainage of Brays Bayou and San Antonio Bayou. Grounded in the work of Chief Geographer R. B. Marshall, the map captures a transition point in local development before suburban expansion, showing a rural network of landmarks like the Riceville Church and Piney Point School. Prominent thoroughfares such as Westheimer Road and Old Richmond Road provide a look at the early road system that would eventually shape the region's growth. To the south, the Harris Co Fort Bend Co line marks the jurisdictional boundary amidst a sparse scatter of farmsteads and bench marks.