1963 Map of Linn

About this map

The salt lake Sal del Rey anchors this portion of Hidalgo County, a land defined by deep-rooted ranching traditions and the mid-century expansion of the energy sector. By the early 1960s, the landscape was a grid of family-named ranch holdings and extensive gas exploration, evidenced by the San Manuel Gas Field and Sal del Rey Gas Field. The settlement at Linn serves as a small hub along U.S. Route 281, while the nearby San Manuel community sits amidst a terrain dotted with numerous wind-powered wells like the San Juan Windmill and El Toro Windmill. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the documentation of established estates such as San Felipe Ranch, El Rucio Ranch, and Tres Corrales Ranch, alongside the El Rucio Cem, which preserves the history of the families who settled this brush country long before the modern pipelines arrived.