2012 Map of Turney Draw NE

About this map

The ephemeral course of the Dry Devils River winds through this sparsely populated section of Edwards County, defining a landscape of vast ranching operations in the early 21st century. The map records several established family-named holdings, including the Jack Turney Ranch and Paul Turney Ranch, illustrating the continued importance of large-scale land ownership in West Texas. These ranches are connected by a web of unimproved and 4WD roads that follow the natural topography, often intersecting with local drainages like Big Turney Draw and Little Turney Draw. To the northeast, the Wheat Ranch and to the south, the Mayfield Ranch further delineate the rural settlement pattern, where infrastructure is primarily limited to access routes for these sprawling agricultural properties. This survey captures the remote character of the Edward's Plateau just before modern developments further altered the traditional ranching boundaries.