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2019 Map of Orange Grove

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Orange Grove serves as the central hub of this South Texas landscape, where a grid of rural roads and state highways connects scattered residential pockets and ranchlands. The area's agricultural and ranching roots are evident in the expansive holdings like K-Bar Ranch and the presence of several small family or community burial grounds, including McNeill Cem, Reynolds Cem, and Adams Cem. These sites, along with the Itill Do Airfield, provide concrete points of interest for local history researchers and genealogists tracing the development of Jim Wells Co and its border with Nueces Co.

Watercourses such as Agua Dulce Cr, Leon Cr, and Sandy Hollow Cr carve gentle paths through the terrain, influencing the placement of settlements like Westdale and the residential clusters of South La Paloma and South La Paloma Estates Colonia. The road network, dominated by numerous county routes like Co RD 307 and Co RD 355, reflects a modern landscape still deeply tied to its historical property lines and traditional land use.