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1944 Map of Heuco Tanks

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Heuco Tanks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Escontrias Ranch and a network of isolated desert wells define this West Texas landscape during the late 1930s. The terrain is dominated by the sharp elevation of the Hueco Mountains and the prominent Rimrock escarpment to the east, while the western flats are marked by essential water sources like Nations East Well and Nations South Well.

Transportation through this arid expanse follows the historic path of the Old Butterfield Trail, which cuts a diagonal route across the map, intersecting with the more modern Carlsbad Highway. For navigators of the era, the Airway Beacon near Deep Well Ranch served as a critical landmark. The map captures the meeting point of El Paso and Otero counties, as well as the interstate line where Texas meets New Mexico.