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1982 Map of Settegast

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Settegast
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Houston's northeastern industrial and residential corridor is defined here by the massive rail infrastructures of the Settegast Yards and Englewood Yards. This 1982 map reveals the complex intersection of heavy transit and neighborhood life, where the Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific lines cut through established communities like Settegast and East Houston. The landscape is a mix of dense school networks and civic institutions, including the Kashmere Gardens High Sch and St Elizabeth Hospital.

Natural waterways like Halls Bayou, Hunting Bayou, and Buffalo Bayou wind through the grid, often buffered by parks such as Tidwell Park and Scenic Woods Park. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in burial grounds, showing the Oak Park Cemetery, St Vincent Cem, and Hollywood Cemetery. The presence of numerous parochial schools, such as Resurrection Sch and Our Mother of Mercy Sch, highlights the deep-rooted community foundations of these historic wards.