
The town of Humble serves as the focal point for this mid-1940s landscape, where the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads define the industrial and transportation corridors of northern Harris County. To the south, the settlement at Mt Houston is densely platted along Mt Houston Road, while Bordersville sits tucked near the rail lines to the north. This era reveals a transition from rural homesteads toward organized residential growth, yet the drainage patterns of Greens Bayou and Halls Bayou still dominate the topography.
39 named features on this map. Tap any name to fly to it.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? This feature index may not catch every label — zoom into the map to look around manually.
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1915 · Houston Heights
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Aldine
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Settegast
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Fauna
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Harmaston
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Moonshine Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Humble
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1916 · Spring
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1919 · Aldine
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1919 · Humble
USGS Topo · 1:31,680