Spring Branch

 

Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the City of Houston.

 

While the agrarian roots are long gone, prospective homebuyers looking to settle down are still drawn to Spring Branch. Approximately 61 single-family subdivisions make up four Super Neighborhoods (Central, West, East, and North), a geographic designation fostering community involvement among residents, civic organizations, and businesses. Unlike other suburbs, Spring Branch offers more access to daily conveniences from grocery stores to dry cleaners as well as an international culinary scene. The area owes much of its longstanding reputation as a family-friendly environment to its highly regarded school district and plentiful greenspaces.

 

Spring Branch has gone through many changes over the years. Its population started as a solely German community and shifted to a broader, mostly Anglo population. Over time, that population has evolved into a more diversified population that we see today. Many families have chosen Spring Branch looking for a new and better way of life. Spring Branch I.S.D. continues to be one of the highest ranking districts in the Houston area.

The Spring Branch School Society, sponsored by the church in 1856, eventually became the Spring Branch Independent School District.

The early settlers all had roads named after their families – Gessner, Conrad Sauer, Witte, Wirt, Blalock, Campbell, Hillendahl, Bauer, Fries, and Neuens.

The eastern part of Spring Branch was annexed by the City of Houston in the 1940s while the western part was annexed in the 1950s. In the mid-1950s, efforts to create a Spring Branch municipality failed. Following this, the Memorial villages, a group of six independent municipalities, formed. Houston annexed the rest of the Spring Branch area. Until the late 1960’s, Spring Branch had a rural suburban character with dirt roads and horses in the area.