Loading map...

2010 Map of Stowell

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Stowell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Coastal prairie irrigation and petroleum extraction define this southeast Texas landscape near the Chambers and Jefferson county line. The twin communities of Winnie and Stowell serve as the primary hubs, surrounded by a complex network of man-made waterways including the Devers Main Canal, Devers East Canal, and Devers Canal. These engineered channels intersect natural drainages like Spindletop Bayou and Onion Bayou, illustrating the region's intensive water management for agriculture and rice farming.

Industrial activity is centered at the Sea Breeze Oil Field in the south, while local aviation is supported by the Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport and the M and M Winnie Airport. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Fairview Cemetery north of Stowell, or trace smaller residential developments such as Figridge and the Marshall Estate, the latter featuring Marshall Estate Lake Number 1 and its associated dam. The grid of farm-to-market roads, such as FM 1663 and FM 1406, further emphasizes the transition from rural acreage to organized township.