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1916 Map of Harmaston

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Harmaston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The San Jacinto River defines the eastern edge of this 1916 survey, where the winding waterway meets Big Eddy and Ingram Marsh. The landscape is a network of drainage gullies and bayous, including Greens Bayou and Garner Bayou, illustrating the low-lying hydrology of Harris County before modern flood control and urbanization. Small railroad-aligned settlements like Harmaston, Victor, and Spencer dot the route of the Beaumont Sour Lake and Western railroad, which cuts diagonally across the coastal plain.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the specific placement of rural landmarks such as Dyersdale and various named water features like Mud Lake and Bird L. The topography reveals a sparsely populated era of Texas history, dominated by the timber and transport needs of the early twentieth century, with the intricate bends of Rogers Gully and Spring Gully providing a detailed look at the original terrain.