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1921 Map of Toyah

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

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Pecos serves as the focal point of this West Texas landscape, where the A. T. & Santa Fe and Pecos Valley Southern railroads converge along the banks of the Pecos River. The map reveals a region defined by its critical water sources and transportation arteries, with the Texas and Pacific line bisecting the quadrangle through Toyah. The presence of the Bankhead Highway and the Old Spanish Trail highlights the area's role as a major transcontinental corridor during the early years of American automobile travel.

Southward, the terrain transitions from the wide expanse of Hermosa Flat toward the foothills near the Reeves County and Jeff Davis County line. Agricultural and ranching life is evident in the cluster of settlements including Balmorhea, Brogado, and the VR Ranch. Localized industry is captured by the marking of an Oil Field and a Quarry, illustrating the early 20th-century extraction economy in the Trans-Pecos region.