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1963 Map of Buffalo Well SE

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Buffalo Well SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The North Llano River carves through this portion of the Texas hill country, joined by the long reaches of Buffalo Draw and Tenmile Draw. In the early 1960s, the landscape was defined by an extensive network of family-held ranching estates, including the Shroyer Ranch, Alley Ranch, and several properties belonging to the Hardgrave and Baker families. These ranch boundaries, often demarcated by the fine red dashed lines of selected fence lines, illustrate the parceling of the Edwards Plateau for livestock.

A remote industrial footprint is visible through numerous Gravel Pit sites scattered across the terrain and a prominent Pipeline cutting across the central plains. Water sources like the Little Ogden Waterhole remain critical landmarks in this arid environment, providing vital insight for genealogists researching family land use or local historians tracing the development of Sutton County's rural infrastructure.