1800s (19th Century) Maps of Presidio County, Texas

1. 1892 Map of Chispa, 1957 Print

   

   1892 Chispa

   1957 Print · USGS

   West Texas railroad outposts and mountain passes are documented here in the final decade of the nineteenth century. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail stops at Arno, Chispa, and Van Horn Wells along the original Southern Pacific line.

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4. 1894 Map of Valentine, 1959 Print

   

   1894 Valentine

   1959 Print · USGS

   The high peaks of West Texas come to life in this late-frontier survey of the Trans-Pecos ranching country. Researchers can trace the early rail influence at Valentine and locate numerous historic homesteads including Hardwicks Ranch and Newmans Ranch.

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7. 1895 Map of Chispa

   

   1895 Chispa

   1895 Print · USGS

   West Texas rail travel was in its prime during the late nineteenth century as steam engines traversed the mountain passes. Genealogists and rail historians can trace early sidings and stops like Van Horns Wells, Chispa, and the natural crossing at Vieja Pass.

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10. 1895 Map of Marfa

    

    1895 Marfa

    1895 Print · USGS

    Marfa and the high desert plains of West Texas are captured here in the late nineteenth century as the railroad began to transform the frontier. Genealogists and historians can trace early outposts like Humphris, the Stage Stand, and the Southern Pacific R. R.

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13. 1895 Map of Alpine

    

    1895 Alpine

    1895 Print · USGS

    West Texas ranching and rail life come into focus in the 1890s, centered on the growing hub of Alpine. Family historians can trace early landholdings like Greenlee Ranch and Neville Ranch alongside the vital Southern Pacific line.

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16. 1896 Map of Ruidosa

    

    1896 Ruidosa

    1896 Print · USGS

    Presidio County borderlands appear here in the final years of the nineteenth century, showing the remote canyon-cut geography along the Rio Grande. Researchers can locate old riverside settlements like Ruidosa, Indio, and Spencer's Ranch before modern development changed the landscape.

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19. 1896 Map of Polvo

    

    1896 Polvo

    1896 Print · USGS

    The Big Bend river frontier comes into focus during the mid-1890s, when isolated ranching outposts were the only signs of settlement. Trace family history at Polvo or follow the early livestock trails through Bofecillos Canyon and past Burros Ranch.

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22. 1896 Map of San Carlos

    

    1896 San Carlos

    1896 Print · USGS

    Presidio County at the close of the nineteenth century was a frontier landscape of remote ranching outposts and vital desert springs. Researchers can trace early West Texas heritage through sites like Bright's Ranch, San Carlos, and the river camps at Upper San Antonio.

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25. 1896 Map of Shafter

    

    1896 Shafter

    1896 Print · USGS

    High-desert mining and ranching define the Trans-Pecos frontier along the border in the late nineteenth century. Trace family names at Poole's Ranch and Bogle's Ranch, or locate silver works like the Ross Mine near Shafter.

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28. 1897 Map of Valentine

    

    1897 Valentine

    1897 Print · USGS

    The Davis Mountains frontier and the railroad town of Valentine are shown here in the mid-1890s. Researchers can locate remote high-country outposts like Prude's Ranch and Newman's Ranch or trace the early course of the Southern Pacific R. R.

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31. 1897 Map of Chispa

    

    1897 Chispa

    1897 Print · USGS

    West Texas rail culture and high-desert landscapes take center stage in the 1890s as steam power bridges the vast distances between the Rio Grande and the interior mountains. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail stops at Chispa and Dalberg, or locate the critical water source at Van Horn Wells.

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