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1936 Map of Laguna Vista

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Laguna Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

County Engineer W. O. Washington and local commissioners contributed data to this 1930s coastal survey of the Rio Grande Valley, revealing a complex landscape of tidal flats and low-lying lomas. The map is dominated by the expansive Bahia Grande and San Martin Lake, water bodies separated by a series of narrow ridges and crossings such as Carretas Crossing and La Atra Crossing. The settlement at Laguna Vista sits near the shores of Laguna Madre, while the small community of Escoes is situated further inland along the State Highway No 100.

Transportation patterns of the era are clearly defined by the Old Railroad Grade cutting through the marshy terrain near Posta de Roque. This map preserves the traditional Spanish naming conventions for local elevations and landforms, including Loma la Jauja and Punta de las Bahias, which served as critical landmarks for navigation and ranching in this low-relief coastal environment before modern development altered the shoreline.