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1906 Map of Van Horn

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Van Horn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Van Horn serves as the central hub of this West Texas corridor, situated at the junction of cattle ranching and early mining interests. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the dry basin floor, marked by Salt Lake and Wildhorse Creek, to the surrounding peaks of the Diablo Mountains and Baylor Mountains. Settlement patterns are distinctly tied to water and mineral wealth, as evidenced by the Hazel Mine and a Marble Quarry tucked into the mountain foothills.

Logistics across this arid stretch rely heavily on the Texas and Pacific railroad, which parallels the southern mountain ranges through Plateau. Private holdings are well-established, with long-standing family operations like the Figure Two Ranch, Bounds Ranch, and Jones Ranch providing vital waypoints. The map also delineates the Hudspeth Co Culberson Co boundary, reflecting the late nineteenth-century administrative organization of the Trans-Pecos region.