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1940 Map of Velenzuela Creek

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Velenzuela Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Velenzuela Ranch and several other family-named holdings define the landscape of south Texas in this 1940 survey, which captures the remote cattle country spanning the Dimmit-Webb County line. The ranching economy is evident through the distribution of scattered homesteads such as Buena Vista Ranch, Galvan Ranch, and Pelon Ciz Ranch, each positioned near intermittent water sources like Velenzuela Creek and Cuchara Creek.

Transportation through this brush country is anchored by U.S. Route 83, where the Hill Top Inn and a Roadside Park provided essential stops for travelers. The terrain is marked by numerous creeks including Bonito Creek and Las Raices Creek, which carve into the plains to form significant canyons. Small-scale industrial activity is limited to a single Gravel Pit, underscoring the largely rural, pastoral character of the region during the early 1940s.