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1933 Map of Smith Point

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Smith Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

Smith Point extends into the waters where the Chambers Co and Galveston Co line bisects the coastal landscape. This 1933 edition, based on 1932 shoreline data, documents the intricate marine geography of the eastern reach of Galveston Bay. A series of natural channels and shoals, including Fish Bar and the navigable openings of Possum Pass, Red Pass, and Middle Pass, define the aquatic border between the counties.

Notably, much of the interior of the point is marked as a Preliminary Edition Unsurveyed Area, reflecting the ongoing mapping efforts of the era. The presence of Whites Lake on the eastern shore provides a reference point for local genealogists and coastal historians interested in the early twentieth-century shoreline before modern development or environmental shifts altered these specific bayou and pass systems.