1940 Map of Asherton

About this map

The town of Asheston serves as a small hub for the surrounding South Texas cattle country, situated along U.S. Route 83 during a time when ranching families shaped the geography of Dimmit County. This 1940 survey, published by the Corps of Engineers, reveals an extensive network of family-named ranching estates, including Brauer Ranch, San Pedro Ranch, and the Dulding Ranch. The landscape is defined by its drainages, where seasonal waters flow through Carrizo Creek, Pena Creek, and Moro Creek. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of rural homesteads belonging to residents like Mrs. C. Bradshaw, Joe White, and Erskine Rhodes. The presence of the Dentonio School highlights the former center of a rural community that supported these outlying agricultural properties before larger-scale shifts in the region's ranching economy.