This page uses Huntsville as the hub for a Walker County Texas Map, then follows Interstate 45 south to New Waverly and the eastern road-and-river corridor toward Riverside. Download the high-resolution A3 JPG map ZIP from the box below when you need printable or editable files; it contains separate county-reference, city-connections, terrain-and-water, and elevation maps.
Walker County is easy to orient once Huntsville is located, but the landscape outside the city is much more varied than a simple road map suggests. New Waverly lies south along the I-45 corridor, while Riverside sits well to the east near the Trinity River side. The existing article also identifies Sam Houston National Forest across much of the south and southeast. The water and elevation layers add another distinction: central and southern hills rise above broad lower drainage corridors in the northeast and along the San Jacinto river system.
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Huntsville links the Interstate 45 corridor with the eastern US 190 side
Huntsville is the best place to begin on the county reference map. Interstate 45 runs through the city and continues south toward New Waverly, while US 190 provides the strongest east-west reference from Huntsville toward Riverside. Route 75 appears northwest of town near the interstate corridor, route 30 extends toward the western boundary, and route 19 is labeled on the eastern side near Riverside.
New Waverly is south of Huntsville and remains easy to follow because it shares the I-45 corridor. Riverside lies in a very different direction, east of Huntsville and much closer to the Trinity River side of the county. The map also labels City of Huntsville Police and the Walker County Courthouse around the urban core, but those civic markers are most useful after the larger Huntsville–New Waverly–Riverside pattern is clear.
The county outline is distinctive, with a long pointed northern extension and an irregular eastern edge. Trinity and Westwood Shores appear outside the northeast side, while Shiro and Richards provide references beyond the western boundary. Inside the county, small blue streams branch through nearly every open area between roads, making the rural interior look much more dissected than the settlement labels alone would suggest.
New Waverly is about 11 miles from Huntsville, Riverside about 14
The city-connections map uses Huntsville as the hub and prints straight-line distances to the two other ranked communities. New Waverly is about 11 miles south of Huntsville, while Riverside is about 14 miles east. These are direct point-to-point map distances rather than driving mileages, so actual road travel depends on the selected route and exact starting location.
The CITY CONNECTIONS panel shows map values of 47,864 for Huntsville, 955 for New Waverly, and 740 for Riverside. Those figures explain the ranking and relative display used in the graphic and should not be treated as guaranteed current population estimates. For geographic use, the important point is the two-direction structure: New Waverly extends the southbound I-45 corridor, while Riverside provides an eastern river-side reference.
The surrounding county labels add useful regional context. Leon and Houston counties lie to the north, Madison and Montgomery counties are on the western side, and Trinity and San Jacinto counties frame the east. Those outer references make Riverside’s near-eastern position and New Waverly’s near-southern location easier to understand without relying on road labels alone.
Trinity River and the San Jacinto forks divide the county’s water map
Trinity River is the strongest named waterway on the northeastern side of the terrain-and-water map. It follows the eastern side of the county near the Riverside direction and is joined by a dense web of smaller channels. Nelson Creek runs through the northeastern interior, while Caney Creek forms another long drainage line farther south and east.
The western and southern half is organized by a different group of waterways. South Bedias Creek crosses the northwestern interior, while West Fork San Jacinto River forms a broad valley in the southwest. East Fork San Jacinto River is labeled on the eastern side and continues south, so the lower half of Walker County is divided between several large drainage systems rather than one single river corridor.
Several named lakes provide local reference points. Spring Lake, Elkins Lake, and Sunset Lake sit close to the Huntsville area, while Lake Raven is farther south. Horseshoe Lake and Indian Hill Lake appear near the Trinity River side in the northeast, and Lake Conroe reaches the southern boundary. These water bodies are separated across different drainage areas, which makes them useful landmarks rather than parts of one continuous lake system.
This layer is intended for geographic water and terrain reference rather than flood-risk analysis, navigation, water depth, parcel boundaries, or lake-management decisions. Its main value here is to show how the Trinity River side differs from the San Jacinto drainage in the south and how the named lakes relate to Huntsville and the outer communities.
Central and southern hills rise above the northeastern river lowlands
The elevation map reports an actual range of about 39 to 153 meters and a mean elevation of 86 meters. The strongest brown high ground appears in the west-central interior and across parts of the south and southeast. Additional tan ridges extend through the northwest. In contrast, broad dark-green low terrain occupies much of the northeastern Trinity River side.
The higher ground is strongly dissected rather than flat. Narrow green valleys cut through the central and southern ridges, and the West Fork San Jacinto River corridor forms a broad low passage across the southwest. The northeast is different again, with a wider lower surface around the Trinity River and its tributaries. Comparing these areas makes clear why Walker County cannot be described as a uniformly flat forested county.
This countywide elevation surface is designed for broad terrain comparison rather than parcel surveying, engineering, or construction design. It is useful for seeing where the ridges around Huntsville rise, how the San Jacinto valleys cut through the southern terrain, and why the Trinity River side is noticeably lower. Exact site elevation should be checked with detailed source data or a local survey.
Choose the view by whether roads, town spacing, rivers, or relief matters most
Use the county reference map when Huntsville, New Waverly, Riverside, road labels, and the county boundary need to appear together. The city-connections view is cleaner for comparing direct spacing from Huntsville to the two outer communities. The terrain-and-water layer is the best place to trace Trinity River, the San Jacinto forks, South Bedias Creek, and the named lakes, while the elevation map makes the central hills and northeastern lowlands easiest to compare.
The downloadable ZIP contains four separate high-resolution A3 JPG files for Walker County: county reference, city connections, terrain and water, and elevation. You can inspect the lighter WebP versions in the article first and then use the larger JPG files for printing, classroom material, presentations, or an editable local-reference document.
Frequently Asked Questions
How far are New Waverly and Riverside from Huntsville on the city map?
The supplied city-connections map shows New Waverly about 11 miles from Huntsville and Riverside about 14 miles away by straight-line distance. Driving mileage will vary with the road route.
Where is Trinity River on the Walker County water map?
Trinity River appears along the northeastern and eastern side of Walker County on the supplied water map. Riverside is also on that side of the county and provides a useful settlement reference.
What elevation range is shown for Walker County?
The supplied elevation map states an actual range of about 39 to 153 meters and a mean elevation of 86 meters. Central and southern ridges are higher, while much of the northeastern Trinity River side is lower.
Map File Information
The ZIP contains the four Walker County maps in high-resolution A3 JPG format.
- Included Versions: County reference, city connections, terrain and water, elevation
- Included Files: 4 A3 JPG maps
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Sources and data references
Roads, settlement locations, and the Walker County boundary can be cross-checked with the U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Trinity River, the San Jacinto forks, named creeks, and lakes can be checked against USGS National Hydrography, while terrain height data are available through the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Town distances, city-connection values, route references, named waters, and the 39–153 meter elevation range described above are based on the Walker County maps supplied in this package.
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