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1916 Map of Hockley

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

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The settlement of Hockley serves as the primary hub on the western edge of Harris County during the early twentieth century. This area is defined by the convergence of major transportation routes, most notably the Texas and New Orleans (Southern Pacific System) railroad and the Houston and Texas Central Road. These corridors facilitated the local timber industry, evidenced by the presence of Bauers Sawmill and the nearby Bauers Store to the east.

Rural community life is anchored by the Hegar School and Georgia School, which sit amongst a landscape drained by the winding courses of Spring Creek and Little Cypress Creek. The map captures a transitional period before modern suburban expansion, when county boundaries with Waller and Montgomery counties followed the natural meandering of the creeks, and roads like Magnolia Road were simple regional connectors.