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1922 Map of La Sal Vieja

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of La Sal Vieja
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

La Sal Vieja, a salt lake complex, anchors this South Texas landscape where the boundaries of Kenedy, Willacy, and Hidalgo counties converge. Surveyed in cooperation with The University of Texas and the War Department, the map illustrates a ranching economy defined by scattered homesteads and family outposts. Numerous named properties like San Jose de los Llanitos Ranch and Jesus Maria Ranch are connected by a web of trails across the sandy terrain, reflecting the expansive landholdings of the early twentieth century.

Transportation is dominated by the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railroad corridor, which runs north-south through the eastern portion of the sheet. Stops along this line, including Yturria and Rudolph, provided essential links for moving livestock and supplies. The detailed topography, with five-foot contours, captures the subtle depressions and rises characteristic of the coastal plain, marking several smaller ranches such as La Tordilla Ranch and Esperanza Ranch.