Resource Type

A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas (2).

Map of West Texas, showing counties and Indian Territory. The map includes towns, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes an inset map showing agricultural districts and soil varieties (lower-left corner), an illustration of the General Land Office in Austin, and notes on geology and mineral rocks.
Date: 1874
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas (4).

Cadastral map of West Texas, a portion of the Panhandle, and the Territory of New Mexico, showing property lines and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Shackelford County

Blueline format of survey map of Shackelford County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, railroads, and blocks of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: Gast, August
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Fort McKavett Reserve

Cadastral map of the 812 acre Fort McKavett Reserve, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes roads, rivers, and Fort McKavett. Scale [ca. 1:17,000] (500 varas to the inch).
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Indian Territory (2).

Map of preliminary U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in West Texas, showing railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines. Inset map of Pecos, Presidio, and El Paso Counties (titled "Map of the Western Part of Texas") in the lower-left corner.
Date: 1874
Creator: Boyd, E. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Henderson County

Blueline format of survey map of Henderson County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. No scale information given.
Date: 1877
Creator: Schlueter, C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Fort Concho Reserve

Cadastral map of the 1648 acre Fort Concho Reserve, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes roads, rivers, mail stations, and Fort Concho. Scale [ca. 1:17,000] (500 varas to the inch).
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 (2).

Map of the U.S. Postal Service stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Indian Territory, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date: 1878
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Howard County, Texas.

Blueline format of survey map of Howard County, Texas, showing land ownership, townships, creeks, rivers, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, and railroads. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil, "See fly leaf Bk 127 - connection with H & TC Bk I7." Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1870
Creator: Gast, August
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crockett Co.

Blueline format of survey map of Crockett County, Texas, showing blocks of land and rivers. No scale information given.
Date: 1877
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Old Colony and District Map 27.

Blueline format of survey map of Peter's Colony of North Texas and Young County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map by the surveyor, Dennis Corwin, and other agents of the Texan Emigration and Land Company to certify the map's authenticity. No scale information included.
Date: 1870
Creator: Corwin, Dennis
System: The Portal to Texas History

McMullen County.

Survey map of McMullen County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, towns, roads, and mountains. Relief shown in hachures. No scale information given.
Date: 1877
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Kerr County

Blueline format print, copied from microfilm, of survey map of Kerr County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, and blocks of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1878
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: North Eastern Section

Map of North East Texas and parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing county lines, towns, roads, and railroads. The map also includes bodies of water, areas of elevation, and blocks of land. Includes a table listing all the Texas counties, giving details on county seat, area, when created, and land district. Relief shown in hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 (5).

Map of U.S. Postal Station mail stations and routes in West Texas and a portion of northern Mexico, showing a mail line from Wallace, Texas, through Fort Clark, and ending in Fort Duncan as well as a route through Camp Stockton and Fort Davis. The map also includes major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1878
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palo Pinto County, Texas

Blueline format of survey map of Palo Pinto County, Texas, showing names of surveys, numbered lots, rivers, towns, and roads. A diagram and scale information of a section is included in the upper-left corner of the map. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil to label specific tracts of land. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas (3).

Cadastral map of West Texas and northern Mexico, showing property lines and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes list of land departments in lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Map of the State of Texas

Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, water bodies, mountains, U.S. military telegraph lines, and the Indian Territory. Map includes table of geographical coordinates for selected Texas cities, information about mineral resources and text about the geology of Texas. There is also an inset map titled "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,484,800] (approximately 55 miles to the inch).
Date: 1876
Creator: Roessler, A. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nolan County, Texas.

Blueline format of survey map of Nolan County, Texas, showing land ownership, creeks, rivers, general land grants or surveys, and railroads. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil, "CL 70, 1-43, Mile 57th. For correction of CL see Book 71 51-53." Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1877
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and the Republic of Mexico 1878 3).

Map of the U.S. Postal Service stations and routes in West Texas, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1878
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas (2).

Cadastral map of southwest Texas and western Mexico, showing property lines and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Portions of Texas, New Mexico and Indian T'Y (Sheet 4 of 4).

Map of parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), showing the trails marched by U.S. Cavalry Regiments in the 1870s. The map includes towns and forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevation, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:506,880] (8 miles to the inch).
Date: 1875
Creator: Opdyke, Minott; Blair, Betty Jo & Gillespie, G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map No. 5: River Surveys

Map of river surveys, blocks A2, C3, and C4, showing the boundaries of the blocks and plats.
Date: 1876-12-22/1876-12-26
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas (1).

Cadastral map of southeast Texas and the coast, showing property lines and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, railroads, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Includes official General Land Office seal and a note from William Walsh, commissioner of the General Land Office (Texas). Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760] (16 miles to the inch).
Date: 1879
Creator: Pressler, Charles W. & Langermann, A. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History