1956 Map of Willamar SW

About this map

The North Floodway and Pilot Channel dominate this landscape on the Willacy Co and Cameron Co line, illustrating the complex water management systems of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. In the mid-1950s, the rural character of the region is defined by a network of drainage ditches and ranching outposts like El Graza Ranch, Hardin Ranch, and Aldale Ranch. The settlement at Combes serves as a small hub in the southwest corner, situated along the Missouri Pacific railroad. Local education and community life are anchored by the Dishman Sch and Briggs Colman Sch, while the Bracero Camp points to the area's agricultural labor history. Genealogists will also find interest in the Noyola Cem and a smaller unnamed Cem near the floodway, markers of the families who settled this irrigated terrain.