1967 Map of Humble

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The Houston Intercontinental Airport dominates the northwest portion of this landscape, its expansive runways and Control Tower appearing in the late 1960s as a modern anchor for northern Harris County. This era of development is visible in the grid of suburban expansions like Greenwood Village and Parkwood Estates, which contrast with the older, more dispersed settlements of Humble and Dyersdale. The area is bisected by the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, traditional transit corridors that are increasingly joined by a network of regional roads such as North Belt Drive. Beneath this rapid growth, the older rural character of the land persists in the form of numerous small cemeteries like Koinm Cem and Morales Cem, alongside scattered Oil Wells and a large Oil Field to the southeast, marking the persistent role of the petroleum industry in shaping the local economy.