1940 Map of Catarina

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Catarina and the nearby settlement of Kearny anchor this 1940 survey of Dimmit County, revealing a landscape defined by ranching and newly developed infrastructure. The grid of the Central and Gulf (Mo Pac) railroad cuts diagonally through the territory, flanked by numerous small family holdings and ranch headquarters such as the Buckhorn Ranch and the G & M Ranch. This era shows the expansion of utilities across the rural landscape, marked by the prominent lines of the Light and Power Company. To the north, the Nueces River serves as a vital water source, with historic points like Perkins Crossing providing transit across the waterway. Numerous small drainage creeks like Moro Creek and Apparicion Creek feed into larger reservoirs such as San Roque Lake, illustrating the careful management of water in this South Texas brush country.