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1995 Map of Almeda

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Almeda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The suburban expansion of southern Houston and the surrounding coastal prairies of Harris and Fort Bend counties are recorded here in the mid-1990s. This landscape is defined by the transition from industrial extraction at the Blue Ridge Oil Field to residential developments like Blueridge Park and Windsor Village Park. The map captures the significant presence of the Blue Ridge State Prison Farm in the northwest, while the southeastern sections show the persistence of rural features including the Beth Jacob Cem and several community churches such as Old St Philip Ch.

Transportation networks are central to the area's layout, with the Missouri Pacific railroad corridor anchoring settlements at Fresno and Arcola. Water management is evident through the winding courses of Sims Bayou and Mustang Bayou, while aviation history is represented by the Flyin B Airport and Houston Southwest Airport. This period marks a time of rapid infrastructure growth as the city limits of Houston and Pearland began to converge.