1970s Maps of Brooks County, Texas

Explore 8 historic maps of Brooks County from the 1970s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1970s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Brooks County, TX maps

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  1. 1972 Map of Santa Elena SE, 1975 Print
    1972 Map of Santa Elena SE, 1975 Print
    1972 Santa Elena SE
    1975 Print · USGS
    The Texas brush country at the tri-county corner of Brooks, Starr, and Hidalgo is shown in the early seventies during a period of active energy development. Researchers can trace historic water sources like Juarez Well alongside the growing industrial footprint of Oil Wells and the Gas Plant.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1972 Map of Tacubaya, 1975 Print
    1972 Map of Tacubaya, 1975 Print
    1972 Tacubaya
    1975 Print · USGS
    Brooks County ranching and oil production are captured here in the early 1970s as the industry expanded across the brushland. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Rancho Nuevo Cem or trace the industrial footprint of the Alta Mesa Oil Field and its many namesake windmills.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1972 Map of Santa Elena NW, 1975 Print
    1972 Map of Santa Elena NW, 1975 Print
    1972 Santa Elena NW
    1975 Print · USGS
    Remote ranching country in South Texas during the early seventies is defined by its vital water sources and vast fence lines. Researchers can trace land use through named features like Mama Windmill, Mil Pesos Well, and the remote Landing Strip.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1972 Map of Baluarte Ranch, 1975 Print
    1972 Map of Baluarte Ranch, 1975 Print
    1972 Baluarte Ranch
    1975 Print · USGS
    The ranching country of Jim Hogg and Brooks counties is captured here in the early seventies, showing a landscape defined by water and oil. Genealogists and researchers can trace the locations of family-named landmarks like Baluarte Ranch or Buenos Aires Windmill.

  5. 1972 Map of Santa Elena, 1976 Print
    1972 Map of Santa Elena, 1976 Print
    1972 Santa Elena
    1976 Print · USGS
    The ranchlands of South Texas appear in the early 1970s at the junction of three counties. Researchers can trace rural life and industry through family-named landmarks like Estrella Windmill, the Santa Elena settlement, and the local Oil Field.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1979 Map of La Paloma Ranch
    1979 Map of La Paloma Ranch
    1979 La Paloma Ranch
    1979 Print · USGS
    Coastal Texas ranching culture is frozen in time on this late-seventies survey of the South Texas brush country near the Kenedy Co line. Genealogists and researchers can trace local family landholdings through named landmarks like La Paloma Ranch and uniquely named water sites like Monte Negro Windmill and Carambana Windmill.

  7. 1979 Map of Sarita SW
    1979 Map of Sarita SW
    1979 Sarita SW
    1979 Print · USGS
    South Texas ranching country and the Kenedy County line are captured here in the late seventies, showing a landscape shaped by water and oil. Researchers can trace cattle ranching history through named landmarks like La Bareda Windmill, Honeymoon Windmill, and Patricio Windmill.

  8. 1979 Map of Paisano Lake
    1979 Map of Paisano Lake
    1979 Paisano Lake
    1979 Print · USGS
    Kleberg and Brooks Counties are mapped here in the late seventies, showing a landscape defined by oil production and cattle ranching. Researchers can trace family-named sites like Canales Cem and numerous watering points such as El Perdido Waterhole and Noria del Charro Windmill.

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