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2022 Map of Paso Real

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Paso Real
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Santa Monica sits at the heart of this agricultural landscape in the Rio Grande Valley, where the boundary between Willacy Co and Cameron Co bisects fields and ranchlands. The area is defined by its complex water management systems, including the wide North Floodway and the winding course of the Arroyo Colorado. These waterways, alongside features like the Bilot Channel and San Vicente Drainage Ditch, illustrate the engineering required to sustain cultivation in this coastal plain environment.

Genealogists will find an exceptional density of burial sites across the quadrangle, reflecting long-standing family landholdings and small communities. These include the Paso Real Cem, Cavazos Family Cem, and Anaquitas Cem, as well as the paired Old Tres Norias Cem and Tres Norias Cem in the northwest. The infrastructure of the modern valley is also visible through the Farm Services Inc Airport and the McCloud Hood Reservoir near the southern edge of the survey.