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1937 Map of Loma Alta

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Loma Alta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Nueces River winds through this South Texas landscape during the mid-1930s, defining a region characterized by large ranch holdings and a nascent oil and gas economy. The boundary between McMullen Co and Duval Co runs east-to-west across the southern portion of the map, where industrial development is most concentrated. At the Eagle Hill Settlement, the Magnolia Pump Sta and clusters of Oil Tanks indicate the importance of the Magnolia Pipeline and United Gas Pipeline networks to the local economy.

Family ranching legacies are visible across the terrain, from the Mat Martin Ranch and Pony Jim Martin Ranch in the north to the Loma Alta Ranch near the distinctive elevation of Loma Alta. Sparse social infrastructure, such as the isolated Loma Alta School, served these far-flung communities. Notable landmarks like the Stone Chimney and various corrals provide specific touchpoints for local historians and genealogists tracing the early 20th-century occupation of this brush country.