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1958 Map of Cowl Spur

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Cowl Spur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad corridor anchors this mid-century view of Montgomery County, providing a structural axis for the small settlements of Cowl Spur, Honea, and Leonidas. The landscape is a transition between the hydraulic activity of the West Fork San Jacinto River and active industrial extraction. Significant petroleum infrastructure is evident in the Lake Creek Oil Field and West Conroe Oil Field, which are interspersed with numerous smaller water bodies such as Pevehouse Lake and Scott Lake.

Local history and genealogy interests are well-represented by rural landmarks, including the Coplan Chapel Cemetery and Jones Chapel. The terrain labels like Egypt hint at local nomenclature, while a network of named drainages like Mound Creek and Rush Creek define the timbered topography. The presence of numerous gravel pits and microwave towers indicates the encroaching modernization of the East Texas landscape during the late 1950s.