1985 Map of Van Horn

About this map

Van Horn serves as the primary hub of this West Texas landscape, situated at the junction of the Texas and Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. The map illustrates a high-desert environment where drainage patterns like Wild Horse Draw and Sacaton Draw define the movement of water through the basin. The terrain is marked by significant uplifts, including the Sierra Diablo to the northwest and the Apache Mountains toward the center, which dictate the paths of early transportation routes. Local industry is evidenced by the Marble Mine near the Diablo Rim, while the presence of the County Airfield near Van Horn signals the region's mid-20th-century modernization. Smaller settlements like Allamore and Kent punctuate the rail lines, providing essential points of reference for genealogists tracing family history along these historic transit corridors.