2019 Map of Paloma

About this map

Elm Cr provides the primary drainage through this south Texas landscape, carving a serpentine path through the brushland north of the Rio Grande. The area is defined by a network of water management features essential for ranching, including named catchments such as Dry Camp Tank, Garcia Tank, and Clearwater Tank. These features, along with larger bodies like Bandera School Land Lake and Dunbar Cattle Company Lake, suggest a land use history centered on large-scale cattle operations and estate holdings. The small settlements of Darling and Paloma serve as the primary human touchpoints in this territory. In the southern reach of the quadrangle, Consuelo Hill rises above the surrounding flats near Consuelo Tank, marking a prominent landmark in an otherwise subtle topography of low ridges and creek beds.