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1982 Map of Telephone Tanks

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Telephone Tanks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The eponymous Telephone Tanks serves as a central landmark in this ranchland region of Webb County during the early 1980s. The landscape is defined by a network of drainage systems, including Las Raices Creek and Cuchara Creek, which cut through the terrain toward Cochio Creek in the south and Jaboncillo Creek in the east. These seasonal watercourses dictate the placement of established holdings like Galvan Ranch, Spohn Ranch, and Callaghan Ranch North.

Elevation changes are most pronounced at Piloncillo Hill and across the areas of Mesteño Creek North and Mesteño Creek South. The map also documents localized industrial activity with a Gravel Pit and identifies the region of Las Tiendas. This provisional survey preserves the distribution of family-named ranches and livestock water sources before modern development changed the character of these South Texas brushlands.