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1955 Map of La Leona

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of La Leona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Ranching operations and coastal wetlands define the South Texas landscape in this mid-century survey. The agricultural heritage of the Rio Grande Valley is visible through family-named holdings such as Los Coyotes Ranch, Rancho Nuevo, and La Leona Ranch. These estates are connected by a network of unimproved roads like San Vicente Road and Paredes Line Road, tracing a pattern of land division typical of the region's historical ranching economy.

The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, where the waters of Cayo Atascoso and Pintail Pond provide habitat along the Gulf Coast. Human engineering is evident in the extensive levee systems and the North Floodway, designed to manage the unpredictable hydrology of the Arroyo Colorado. For genealogists, the La Leona Cem stands as a central point of interest within the small settlement of La Leona.