1963 Map of Adams NW

About this map

South Concho Draw and Milligan Draw carve through this section of the Edwards Plateau, defining a landscape dominated by large-scale ranching operations in the early 1960s. The map serves as a detailed record of land ownership and agricultural infrastructure, identifying several family-named properties including White Ranch, Brown Ranch, and the Lovelace Ranch. These holdings are connected by a network of unimproved roads and light-duty trails, with fine red dashed lines indicating selected fence lines that reveal the partitioning of the Texas backcountry. While primarily pastoral, the presence of an Oil Well and numerous Gravel Pit locations indicates the early diversification of the local economy beyond livestock. Water management is central to life here, evidenced by various labeled Wells and the natural drainage patterns of Live Oak Hollow and North Valley.