1954 Map of Sarita

About this map

The town of Sarita stands as a lonely outpost along the Missouri Pacific railroad in this mid-century survey of Kenedy County. The landscape is defined by the legacy of the great South Texas ranching estates, with expansive holdings like La Paloma Ranch, Crocker Ranch, and the Santa Rosa Viejo Ranch anchoring the sparsely populated terrain. This is a region of moving earth and cattle, where Shifting Sand Dunes and the Medano de la Casa Blanca dominate the topography east of the tracks. The map records the working infrastructure of the era, from the Mifflin Trap and Mifflin Pens to the remote Turcotte stop. To the north, the winding course of the Cayo del Grullo meets the coastal plains, while scattered windmills and tanks like Cayo del Lake provide essential water in a landscape of brush and sand.