2010 Map of Buffalo Draw

About this map

Buffalo Draw and a complex network of seasonal drainages define this Sterling County landscape at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The terrain is marked by the presence of the Spade Ranch and the vital water infrastructure necessary for ranching, including Hyman Tank and the Monitor Windmill. These features indicate a continued reliance on traditional West Texas land-use patterns even as modern digital surveying techniques captured the area. Evidence of early settlement persists through the Lolanthe Cemetery, which stands as a quiet marker of the community's history amidst the meandering paths of Hackberry Creek and Mustang Creek. This map preserves the distribution of ranching facilities and rural cemeteries before further land division or environmental shifts could alter the site's character.