1958 Map of Southerland Canyon

About this map

Bar S Ranch (Headquarters) anchor this western Texas landscape, a region defined by ranching and the complex drainage systems of the Brazos River watershed. The terrain is marked by significant elevation changes, most notably at Haystack Mountain, which overlooks a series of deep cuts including Southerland Canyon and Panther Canyon. The mapping reveals a sparse but vital network of water resources essential for livestock, from the winding North Croton Creek and Salt Flat Creek to isolated landmarks like the Hackberry Windmill and Negro Tank. An Indefinite Boundary separates King and Stonewall counties, reflecting the difficulty of surveying this dissected topography during the mid-century period. This 1958 survey captures the ranching economy before modern infrastructure, where cattle tanks and named springs were the primary markers of human presence in the brush country.