McDonald Creek
McDonald Creek, a spring-fed perennial stream, rises near Huntsville in
central Walker County (at 30°42' N, 95°33' W) and flows southwest for
eleven miles to its mouth on Lake Conroe (at 30°35' N, 95°39' W). It
traverses gently rolling to sloping terrain, surfaced by sandy loam that
near the stream banks supports mixed woods of loblolly pine, shortleaf
pine, sweetgum, blackgum, elm, pecan, black hickory, water oak, post
oak, and willow oak. The middle course of the creek follows the
northwestern boundary of the Sam Houston National Forest.
Anglo-American settlement in the vicinity began in the mid-1830s. In
1836 Huntsville was founded near the headwaters. The Bath community was
established on the west bank of the lower creek in the mid-1800s. The
Sunset Lake and Club Lake communities are on the middle creek. The
stream is named for William McDonald, original grantee of a tract on the
middle creek. TSHA
Texas State Historical Association
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mcdonald-creek-walker-county