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1962 Map of Tomball

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Tomball
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Southeast Tomball Oil Field and the nearby Hufsmith East Oil Field define the industrial landscape of Harris County as it stood in the early 1960s. This survey, updated with revisions from 1977, captures the transition of rural Harris County towards suburban development, particularly around Tomball and Klein. The influence of the petroleum industry is visible in the dense network of pipelines and pumping stations, such as the Hufsmith Pumping Sta, which coexist with older family-named landmarks.

Settlements like Kohrville, Louetta, and Hufsmith are interconnected by a system of rural roads and dual rail lines, including the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago Rock Island and Denver Pacific. Historical researchers will find value in the various family and community burial grounds documented here, including Huckabee Cem, Pilot Cem, and McDougle Cem, which sit alongside established local institutions like the Church of the Good Shepherd and Klein Sch.