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1920 Map of Harmaston

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Harmaston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

The San Jacinto River meanders through the eastern edge of this Harris County terrain, its oxbows creating a complex system of water bodies like Bird Lake, Sand Lake, and Mud Lake. This 1916 survey captures the area during a period of transition as industrial infrastructure began to punctuate the coastal prairie and woodlands. A significant concentration of Oil Tanks is visible near Garners Bayou, indicating the early 20th-century petroleum boom's local footprint.

Transportation routes define the settlement patterns here, with the Beaumont Sour Lake and Western railroad cutting a straight diagonal across the landscape. Small rail-side communities like Spencer, Victor, and Dyersdale serve as focal points for local history. To the north, the historic Atascocita Road provides an east-west corridor, crossing the river via a Ferry near the eponymous settlement of Harmaston. The map's one-foot contour intervals provide remarkable detail of the low-lying bayou system, including Greens Bayou and Spring Gully.