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2016 Map of Hitchcock

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Hitchcock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Santa Fe, Hitchcock, and La Marque anchor this coastal landscape where the Texas prairie meets the complex bayou systems of the Gulf Coast. The transition from residential blocks to low-lying marshland is marked by an extensive network of waterways, including Halls Bayou, Carancahua Bayou, and Basford Bayou, which eventually drain toward Carancahua Lake and Greens Lake. Significant local history is preserved across several cemeteries, such as Alta Loma Cem and Galveston Memorial Cem, which serve as permanent records of the area's early families.

Transportation and utility routes are prominent, from the industrial path of the Intracoastal Waterway in the south to the specialized aviation sites at Creasy Airport and Westwind Helicopters Airport. The map also captures the historical boundary between Brazoria Co and Galveston Co, illustrating how the political and physical geography aligns along Oak Ditch and the surrounding coastal wetlands.