Goose Creek was the name of a Post Office located in a store in what was known as Old Town (Texas Avenue area) and was physically moved by the inhabitants of New Town, so they could name their city Goose Creek.

Oil was discovered in 1908 at the mouth of Goose Creek and Tabbs Bay and became known as the famous Goose Creek Oil Fields.

  The Goose Creek Oil Field became the first off-shore oil drilling in the state.

Goose Creek was 2 miles from Baytown (Lee College area) and separated from Pelly by the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks and a drainage ditch.

Confederate Naval Works of Goose Creek was established in the 1850's by brothers Captain Henry Chubb and his brother Henry.  Possibly 6 ships were built here and used to support the South in the Civil War.  Read about it here!

Houses in New Town had to be constructed of brick, or stucco. Plots of land were well laid out by Ross S. Sterling, a Chambers County store owner.

Goose Creek incorporated in April 1919. It's business district was the hub of the Tri-Cities and was the Texas Avenue area.

In 1928, the city of Goose Creek covered only three-fourths of a square mile, but had a population of 5000.

In March 1947, after a census was taken of Goose Creek (9,928), the city folded into Pelly/Baytown (11,030) and officially ceased to exist and took the name Pelly.

The first Mayor of Goose Creek was C. Q. "Kid" Alexander.

Read about OurBaytown.com's initiative to establish signs along historic Goose Creek and Cedar Bayou! Go here for information!

  See the photos of Goose Creek here!

Much of the information on this page comes from the excellent book 'Baytown Vignettes', or 'The History of Baytown'  available at Sterling Municipal Library and the Baytown Historical Museum located at 220 W. Defee.