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1920 Map of Moonshine Hill

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of Moonshine Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Moonshine Hill serves as the focal point of this 1916 survey, representing the height of early oil activity in Harris County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the San Jacinto River and its major tributary, the East Fork San Jacinto River. The intricate drainage system is punctuated by numerous named landmarks such as Cobb Gully, Blackland Gully, and Taylor Gully, which suggest a terrain carved by seasonal waterways and riparian marshlands.

Evidence of early development and transport is visible in the H. E. and W. T. railroad line cutting through the western portion of the area. For local historians and genealogists, the inclusion of the Huffman School and various family-named water features like McAlhany Ponds provides specific points of reference for the rural communities that thrived before the modernization of the Houston periphery.