1925 Map of Buck Hill

About this map

Kokernot Ranch and the O 2 Ranch anchor this West Texas survey, capturing a remote landscape of high desert ranching before the mid-century. The terrain is dominated by massive volcanic features like Elephant Mtn and Mitchell Mesa, which rise sharply above the drainages of Calamity Creek and Terlingua Creek. This 1917 survey reflects a period when survival depended on sparse water sources and primitive improvements, evident in the network of windmills such as Cobas Windmill and Brush Windmill. Human presence is marked by isolated homesteads like Sid Place and the already noted Loy Place (Abandoned), connected only by rough tracks leading toward Alpine or Terlingua. The presence of Stone Tank and Broken Tank further illustrates the critical infrastructure required to maintain cattle in this arid reach of Brewster County.