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2016 Map of Palito Blanco

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Palito Blanco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Palito Blanco serves as the focal point of this South Texas landscape, situated along the county line where Duval Co and Jim Wells Co meet. The area is characterized by a high density of small, family-named cemeteries, which provides a significant resource for genealogical research. Sites such as Barrera Cem, Hinojosa Cem, and Gonzales Cem are clustered near the primary settlement, while others like Saltiero Cem and Perez Cem are distributed across the brush country to the west.

The hydrological network is defined by several ephemeral watercourses, including Santa Gertrudis Cr and Guajillo Cr, alongside named water features like Laguna de los Encuerados and Rosita Tank. The presence of these tanks and creeks among a network of secondary roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 735 and FM 2295 reflects the region's ranching heritage and the ongoing importance of water management in this arid environment.