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1972 Map of Agua Nueva

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Agua Nueva
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The arid ranchlands of Jim Hogg Co. are defined by an intricate network of water management and livestock infrastructure. Settlement centers around Agua Nueva and the Palomas Ranch, while the surrounding landscape is marked by dozens of family-named water sources, such as San Carlos Windmill and San Guadalupe Windmill. This 1970s landscape shows the transition of traditional ranching into the modern era, with a Pipeline and a Landing Strip cutting across the brush-covered terrain.

Genealogists will find particular value in the marked burial sites, including Ramirez Cem and a second Cemetery near the main settlement. The abundance of named windmills like Huella Windmill and Buena Suerte Windmill highlights the essential nature of groundwater in this part of South Texas, where names like Tres Lagunas Windmill suggest the rare presence of surface water in an otherwise dry environment.