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1969 Map of Rio Frio

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Rio Frio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Rio Frio serves as the primary focal point in this 1969 field-checked landscape where the Real and Uvalde County line traverses a complex network of canyons and creek beds. The drainage patterns of the Frio River and its various forks, including the East Frio River and Little Dry Frio Creek, reveal a terrain shaped by water, dotted with landmarks like Meridian Mountain and Hoover.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks through numerous hollows such as Moore Hollow, Friday Hollow, and Bailey Hollow. The map records essential rural infrastructure including a Cem and isolated locations such as Pole, alongside natural water sources like Panther Springs and Tracy Creek Springs. This documentation captures the character of the Texas Hill Country before more modern development, emphasizing the relationship between the branching waterways and the cattle-country fence lines marked throughout the quadrangle.