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2010 Map of Paloma

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Paloma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Elm Creek carves a path through this Maverick County landscape, serving as a primary drainage for a region defined by its water management and ranching infrastructure. The area is anchored by the small settlements of Paloma and Darling, which sit alongside the local transportation corridor of Highway 131. The landscape is notably punctuated by numerous man-made water features, including substantial reservoirs like Dunbar Cattle Company Lake and Bandera School Land Lake, which appear essential for livestock in this semi-arid environment.

Evidence of historical land ownership and estate boundaries is preserved in labels like Burr Estate Lake Number 2 and Mangum Lake Number 1 Dam. Further south, the terrain rises toward Consuelo Hill, overlooking a network of named livestock tanks such as Consuelo Tank, Caliche Tank, and Garcia Tank, which illustrate the complex water-rights and cattle-ranching legacy of this South Texas borderland.