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1940 Map of Randado

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Randado
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Ranching and early petroleum development define this South Texas landscape on the eve of World War II. The settlement of Randado serves as the central hub for a vast network of family landholdings, including De La Garza Ranch, Lopez Ranch, and San Rafael Ranch. The map captures the significant infrastructure of the Texas oil boom, showing the Randado Oil Field and Las Animas Oil Field alongside the Buffalo Oil Co. and numerous water tanks essential for sustaining both cattle and industry in this arid environment.

The industrial footprint of the Humble Oil Co and the United Gas Pipe Line cuts across the brush country, illustrating the rapid modernization of Jim Hogg and Zapata counties. Natural drainage is marked by the winding Arroyo Fandango and Arroyo Baluarte Creek, which provide topographical relief in an area otherwise dominated by pumping stations and miles of pipe lines connecting remote ranches like Puerto Ranch and Armstrong Ranch.