Loading map...

1921 Map of Tarida Ranch

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Tarida Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Vast ranching estates define this South Texas landscape during the early 1920s, a period when life in this brush country revolved around dispersed family-named holdings and critical water sources. The Tarida Ranch and surrounding properties like San Luis Ranch and Campo Verde Ranch are connected by a network of unimproved roads and cattle trails. This environment demanded reliable water access, as evidenced by named features such as Rosita Lake and infrastructure like Tate Well and Sarita Well.

Social centers were sparse, with the Santa Margarita School serving the remote community near the southern boundary. The topography reveals the transition across the Willacy Co Cameron Co Boundary Line, showing a complex system of small basins and ridges typical of the coastal plain. Notable landmarks like Punta del Monte Ranch and San Francisco Ranch provide anchor points for genealogists and local historians tracing the heritage of these historic Texan land grants.