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1919 Map of Antelope Wells

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Antelope Wells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Culbersons Ranch and a scattering of other remote family holdings sit at the base of the Whitewater Mts in this high-desert borderland. Surveyed just before the close of the Great War, the landscape is defined by its strategic water sources and cattle-raising geography, where life centered on features like High Lonesome Wells and Nations Tank. The topography reflects a rugged transit corridor near the international boundary, marked by the historic Packers Trail winding through the San Luis Mountains.

Large portions of the Coronado National Forest dominate the northwestern section, while drainage systems like Deer Creek and Whitewater Creek provide the primary geographic framework. This area in Hidalgo County serves as a detailed record of Southwestern ranching infrastructure, documenting specifically named landmarks such as Nations Hut and WE Bass Ranch during an era when survival in this arid environment depended on the sparse distribution of wells and tanks.