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1995 Map of Highlands

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Highlands
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou converge in this detailed late-century survey, a landscape defined by the intersection of Texas history and industrial expansion. The historic San Jacinto Monument stands prominently within San Jacinto State Park, marking the site of the 1836 battle near the shores of Burnet Bay. This area, encompassing the communities of Highlands, Channelview, and parts of Baytown, reveals a complex network of infrastructure including the Southern Pacific railroad and extensive chemical plants and refineries that drove the regional economy.

Local history is preserved in numerous family and community sites, such as San Jacinto Cem, White Cem, and the De Zavala Cem. The map also traces the era's civic development through scattered neighborhood institutions like Harlem Sch, St Jude Ch, and St Paul Ch. Large water bodies like the Highlands Reservoir and Lynchburg Reservoir sit adjacent to residential pockets and the winding Grennel Slough, illustrating how the mid-1990s shoreline was managed for both industry and settlement.