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2012 Map of Anna Rose

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Anna Rose
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

La Parrita Valley Colonia and Rancho de la Parrita anchor the southern portion of this landscape, where the rural character of Jim Wells County is defined by a sparse network of ranch roads and ephemeral watercourses. This territory, east of the traditional South Texas oil corridors, is marked by the Ramirena Oil Field and a series of working landmarks including the Lagarto Windmill, Patterson Windmill, and Conejo Windmill. These features indicate the critical role of groundwater management in a region where creeks like Kentuck Cr and Lagarto Cr are seasonal.

The settlement at Anna Rose and the Freeborn Ranch are connected by a geometric grid of county roads, such as Co RD-160 and FM-624. This layout reflects the late-century transition of large Texas ranching tracts into smaller organized colonias and residential clusters. The map captures a moment in the early 21st century when industrial oil extraction and traditional livestock ranching coexist across the brushland.