2012 Map of Oglesby Ranch

About this map

Oglesby Ranch and its surrounding pastoral landscape define this corner of the Edwards Plateau during the early 2010s. The map illustrates a region of expansive ranching operations, where the infrastructure of the Texas backcountry—isolated homesteads, intermittent drainage patterns, and long stretches of fence-line roads—is the primary human footprint. A single corridor of movement, the concurrent US Highway 190 and State Highway 193, cuts through the southern reaches of the quadrangle, providing the only major paved connection for these remote holdings. Along with the eponymous ranch, established sites like Brooks Ranch and Preston Ranch serve as significant geographic markers for local history and family genealogy in a territory where permanent settlements are few and far between.