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Crosby, Texas Map Art
Building by building, with labeled streets and shaded relief.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Crosby, Texas from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Crosby building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Crosby, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Crosby artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, we’ve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly what’s on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Crosby. So whether it’s for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Crosby brings back fond memories.
Find your street
Names on the Crosby map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Streets and roads64
- Beaumont Highway
- First Street
- South Main Street
- West First Street
- FM 2100
- North Main Street
- Second Street
- Pequin Road
- West Wahl Street
- Crosby Drive
- Rownita Street
- Gamma Street
- Crosby Dayton Road
- Runneburg Road
- Ramsey Road
- Miller Wilson Road
- Ulrich Lane
- Church Street
- FM 2100 Road
- Pecan Street
- Clara Wilson Road
- Lindstrom Road
- Kernohan Street
- Hare Road
- Wahl Street
- South Diamondhead Boulevard
- Live Oak Street
- Gum Street
- Maple Street
- Alpha Lane
Show all 64 streets
- Kennings Avenue
- Nelson Street
- East Crosby Street
- Borage Street
- West Crosby Street
- Crosby Village Drive
- Chateau Street
- Lovage Avenue
- Fourth Street
- Elton Drive
- Reidland Avenue
- Stevia Avenue
- Edna
- Franta Street
- Sixth Street
- Coleus Street
- Alfena Avenue
- Calamint Drive
- Avenue East
- North Street
- Jackson Bayou
- West Reidland Street
- East Reidland Avenue
- Crosby Dayton
- Village Walk
- Annatto Lane
- Fletcher Street
- Lemon Balm Lane
- Werchan Street
- Taro Street
- Thompson
- Reese Road
- Burnet Bend
- Savory Lane
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
About Crosby, Texas
Crosby is a community of 3,417 people in Harris County, between the San Jacinto River and Cedar Bayou. In 1860 Sabine and Galveston Bay Railroad and Lumber Company crews laid 41 miles of track from Houston to Liberty, and the stop here was called Gentry after the company's president, A. M. Gentry. Charlie Karcher opened the first store in 1865, and lumber and crops from the nearby country soon passed through the town on their way to market.
The Southern Pacific later took over and rebuilt the line, and a new depot replaced the old Gentry platform. In 1877 the town became Crosby and got a post office. The Handbook of Texas says the name honors G. J. Crosby, a railroad construction engineer, while other accounts credit Josiah Frasier Crosby, a former judge and vice president of the railroad. By 1884 Crosby had 50 people, along with a general store, a Baptist church and a school.
“The result: they changed the town's name to Hope and set about naming a queen.”
- Humphrey Jackson's cabinHumphrey Jackson and his wife, Sarah Merriman Jackson, arrived in Texas in 1823 among Stephen F. Austin's Old 300. He built a log cabin beside the San Jacinto River, about half a mile west of today's Crosby, and the Baron de Bastrop granted him title to the land on August 16, 1824. He then petitioned the Mexican government for a San Jacinto District, serving as alcalde in 1824, 1825 and 1827. The couple are buried in Crosby.
- Why Lick SkilletSome say Jackson's 1823 camp north of U.S. Route 90 got the nickname Lick Skillet. The story goes that ox team drivers drank the sweet water from the spring and licked their skillets clean. Local legend holds that people were calling the town Lick Skillet by 1898.
- Hope, Texas, for 19 daysIn December 1953 the comedian Bob Hope said he wanted a pretty girl from every town named Hope on his television show. Crosby wanted in, so from December 19 to 31 it called itself Hope, Texas. On New Year's Day the town went back to being Crosby.
- From 600 to over 900In 1905 Crosby's one school had four teachers and 122 students. The town had grown to about 600 people by 1929, but the Great Depression cut that number in half. World War II brought the population back to more than 900, and Crosby has kept growing since.
- Volunteers since 1942The Crosby Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1942. Today its five stations, all staffed by volunteers from the community, protect Crosby and Barrett Station across a district of 102.8 square miles.
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The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
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Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
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