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1967 Map of Hebbronville SE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Hebbronville SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Palo Blanco Creek and Laborcitas Creek carve through the brush country of South Texas in this late-1960s survey. The landscape is defined by the vital infrastructure of cattle ranching and early petroleum exploration, with the Texas Mexican railway corridor cutting across the northwest corner near a localized Substation. The map reveals a high density of named water sources, such as Agua Negra Windmill and Las Mujeres Windmill, which served the large ranching estates that historically spanned the Duval and Jim Hogg county lines.

Several family-named landmarks provide significant value for local historians, including the Gutierrez Windmill and Balderas Windmill. This period of South Texas development was also marked by localized extraction, evident in numerous Gravel Pits and oil wells scattered throughout the prairie. The presence of the Dammier site and Rancho Viejo Windmill points to established agricultural hubs in an area where water management was the primary driver of settlement.