2022 Map of Santa Elena SE

About this map

Vargas Cr winds through this quiet stretch of South Texas brushland, marking the primary drainage in a landscape defined by ranching and low-density land use. The map highlights the tri-county junction where Brooks, Starr, and Hidalgo counties meet. This intersection of boundaries underscores the region's historical partitioning for large-scale land grants and agricultural interests. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of La Mesa Cem in the northeast corner serves as a vital anchor for family research in an otherwise sparsely populated area. The sparse network of routes, including FM 755, Co Rd 315, and Co Rd 311, indicates the persistent rural character of this territory as it remained well into the twenty-first century.