Hostetter Creek
Hostetter Creek, formerly called Lindleys Creek, rises a mile west of
New Waverly within the boundaries of the Sam Houston National Forest in
far southern Walker County (at 30°32' N, 95°31' W) and runs southwest
for six miles to its mouth on Lake Conroe, in extreme northern
Montgomery County (at 30°28' N, 95°35' W). It traverses gently rolling
to sloping terrain, surfaced by sandy to clayey loam soils. Along the
creek's banks grow woods of loblolly pine, sweetgum, shortleaf pine,
water oak, elm, pecan, willow oak, blackgum, post oak, and black
hickory. Settlement in the vicinity began in the mid-1830s. New Waverly,
east of the creek's headwaters, was established in the early 1870s. TSHA
Texas State Historical Association
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hostetter-creek