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1919 Map of Cedar Bayou

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Cedar Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Cedar Bayou meanders along the eastern edge of Harris County, defining the winding boundary with Chambers County during this early 20th-century survey. The landscape is primarily rural, marked by a network of regional thoroughfares like the Houston and Wallisville Road and Crosby Road that connect isolated farms and tracts. This topographic study, based on 1916 fieldwork, captures the area just before the massive industrialization and suburbanization of the Houston ship channel region would forever alter the coastal prairie.

Local landmarks such as the Ellis League School serve as centers for the dispersed community, while the presence of multiple Ferry points across Cedar Bayou highlights the importance of water crossings in the era of early automotive travel. Geographic details like Morgan Bend and Milam Bend trace the river's path through the low-lying terrain, punctuated by the confluence of Cary Bayou and the southern marshlands near Needle.