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Map
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Texas
General Land Office - Texas General Land Office, 1700 North
Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701-1495
SAVE
TEXAS HISTORY
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The
University of Texas Libraries, Perry-Castañeda Library Map
Collections University of Texas Libraries, The University
of Texas at Austin, Post Office Box P, Austin, TX 78713-8916
(512) 495-4350
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Harris
County Appraisal District - Has many resources online for
determining land locations and ownership. Harris County
Appraisal District, 13013 Northwest Freeway, Houston, Texas
77040-6305 (713) 812-5860
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Harris County Records Management, Archives, Maps Collection
Harris County
Archives,
Criminal Justice Center,
1201 Franklin, 12th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002.
Phone: 713-755-6890
Email: [email protected]
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The
Texas State Library and Archives Commission - Texas
State Library and Archives Commission, 1201 Brazos, PO Box 12927,
Austin, TX 78711-2927 512-463-5455
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U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior -
"As an unbiased, multi-disciplinary
science organization that focuses on biology,
geography, geology,
geospatial information, and water,
we are dedicated....read
more..."
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The
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - The
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi
Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 Telephone: 1-86-NARA-NARA or
1-866-272-6272
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Maps
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1836-1930
Texas County Formation Maps
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10.5
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Presented
by the TXGenWeb Project. The maps detail the formation of
Texas Counties. The years represented are, 1836, 1840, 1850,
1860, 1870. 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.
An alternative site for Texas County Formation and Census Maps is
Family
History 101.
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Harris
County Map
(Interactive)
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24
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small
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This
is a digital mapping engine provided by GOOGLE. One can
increase or decrease the scale as desires. Map
provided by GOOGLE, copyright 2005-Google-Map Data Copyright 2005
NAVTEQTM
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Geographic
Names Information System (GNIS) (Search Engine)
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n/a
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U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA
20192, USA
[email protected] |
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Historic
Houston Streets, The Stories Behind the Names |
n/a |
by
Marks Hinton, Archival Press of Texas, Houston. Copyright 2004 by
Marks Hinton |
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Index
to Cities and Towns in Texas
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n/a
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Presented
by the USGenWeb Archives Project. Cities and Towns are
organized in alphabetical order.
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1895
Index to Cities and Towns-Texas
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"The
New 11 x 14 Atlas of the World", 1895 US Atlas by the Rand
McNally, Inc. Produced on line by Pam Rietsch of the USGenNet.
Citation
Information
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1895
Harris County Map
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n/a
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"The
New 11 x 14 Atlas of the World", 1895 US Atlas by the Rand
McNally, Inc. Produced on line by Pam Rietsch of the USGenNet.
Citation
Information
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1895
US Atlas-Texas
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n/a
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"The
New 11 x 14 Atlas of the World", 1895 US Atlas by the Rand
McNally, Inc. Produced on line by Pam Rietsch of the USGenNet.
Citation
Information
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1903
Harris County,
Texas |
n/a |
Copyright by P. Whitty, Surveyor.
Published by E. P. Knoll and Company, Philadelphia, PA. Original size 19 x 24 inches.
Includes abstracts
(except those within the city limits of Houston) identified by name with numbers in the
SW corner of the abstract, communities, railroads, roads, waterways.
“J. H. Hayes / For Bargains in / Rice and Other Lands / also City
Property. / Houston, Texas 610 Main St.” stamped in left corner.
Conserved 2008.
Presentation by the
Harris County Records Management, Archives, Maps Collection
Harris County
Archives,
Criminal Justice Center, 1201 Franklin, 12th Floor, Houston, Texas
77002.
Phone: 713-755-6890
Email: [email protected]
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1904
Houston.
Street Guide |
n/a |
Copyright by P.
Whitty, Surveyor. Original size 22.5 x 22.5 inches.
Includes city wards,
bayous, cemeteries, railroads, significant public and private
buildings, and a street key.
Conserved 2008.
Presentation by the
Harris County Records Management, Archives, Maps Collection
Harris County
Archives,
Criminal Justice Center, 1201 Franklin, 12th Floor, Houston, Texas
77002.
Phone: 713-755-6890
Email: [email protected]
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pre-1911 Map of Harris Co. Texas |
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Not dated. Rock Map Co., 1112 Preston Ave., Houston, Texas.
Original size 21 x 16 inches.
Map of Harris County showing existent and proposed railroads, county
and shell roads, communities and land abstracts. Distances from the
courthouse in Houston are marked with 5 – 10 – 15 – 20 – 30 mile
radius.
Presentation by the
Harris County Records Management, Archives, Maps Collection
Harris County
Archives,
Criminal Justice Center, 1201 Franklin, 12th Floor, Houston, Texas
77002.
Phone: 713-755-6890
Email: [email protected]
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1913
Houston Map
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2667
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Publisher:
Kelsen, J.M., 1913. Cartographer: Alexander, A.M.
Courtesy
of the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission and the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1920
Houston Map
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129
kb small
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Automobile
Blue Book 1920 Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1921
Houston Map-South West
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545
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(topographic)
Original Scale 1:31,680 1921.
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1922
Houston Map-North East
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717
kb medium
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(topographic)
Original Scale 1:31,680 1922.
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1922
Houston Map-North West
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902
kb medium
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Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1932
Houston Map-South East
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757
kb medium
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(topographic)
Original Scale 1:31,680 1922; Reprint, 1932.
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1935
Houston Area-front
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2906
kb medium
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Printed
by the Daily Sun Newspaper, Goose Creek, Texas. Published by
Harris County Map Association, C. P. Trotter, Managing Director,
February 1, 1935. Distributed by, Courtesy Humble Touring Service,
Humble Building, Houston, Texas (Then-Humble Oil and Refining Co.,
Main at Polk, Houston, Texas. Now- Exxon Mobil, Inc.).
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin and Texas
State Library and Archives Commission.
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1935
Houston Area-back
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4030
kb large
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Printed
by the Daily Sun Newspaper, Goose Creek, Texas. Published by
Harris County Map Association, C. P. Trotter, Managing Director,
February 1, 1935. Distributed by, Courtesy Humble Touring Service,
Humble Building, Houston, Texas (Then-Humble Oil and Refining Co.,
Main at Polk, Houston, Texas. Now- Exxon Mobil, Inc.).
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin and Texas
State Library and Archives Commission.
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1946
Houston-North East
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957
kb medium
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(topographic)
Original Scale 1:31,680 1946.
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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1970
Harris County Area Map
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525
kb small
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Title:
"Houston Area Map," 1:500,000 From the U.S. National Atlas
1970 (537K) (University of Texas Map Collection)
Courtesy
of the University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at
Austin.
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