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2019 Map of Melo

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Melo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The settlement of Melo stands at the northern edge of this Goliad County landscape, where the coastal prairie is dissected by an intricate network of seasonal drainages and creek branches. Much of the local geography is defined by the winding course of Sarco Cr, which receives flow from tributaries including Elkins Br and Buzzard Br as they move through the undulating terrain. To the west, the land is marked by Keys Hollow and the headwaters of Arroyocita Cr, showing a pastoral environment where cattle ranching has long been the primary activity.

Local history is centered on the rural roads and the Sarco Cem, which serves as a quiet landmark along FM 2441. The map reveals a transition in land use from the more open areas near Martinez Cr to the more broken terrain south along Prescott RD and Jones RD. This documentation provides a clear view of the existing rural infrastructure, from the path of Clip Rd to the various unnamed tanks and water features essential to this region of South Texas.