Culberson County, Texas

48 topographic sheets cover 15 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

6 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States

Culberson County within Texas

What the record shows

146 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings and 1 site.
5 of the 6 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 15 populated places in this county; 15 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Clark Hotel	building	1979	79002929
First Presbyterian Church	building	1978	78002912
Guadalupe Ranch	building	1978	78000259
Pinery Station	site	1974	74000281
Wallace E. Pratt House	building	2011	11000927
Wallace Pratt Lodge	building	1975	75000154

Photographs from libraries nationwide

5 of 13 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 13 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Ranch Motel, U.S. Highway 80... 1/2 mile west of... Van Horn, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated — Ranch Motel, U.S. Highway 80... 1/2 mile west of... Van Horn, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Sun Valley Motel, Van Horn, Texas, Hi-way 80 west, Boston Public Library - undated — Sun Valley Motel, Van Horn, Texas, Hi-way 80 west. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Western Lodge, U.S. Highway 80... West entrance... Van Horn, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated — Western Lodge, U.S. Highway 80... West entrance... Van Horn, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Sun Valley Motel, U.S. Highway 80... West entrance... Van Horn, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated — Sun Valley Motel, U.S. Highway 80... West entrance... Van Horn, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 3,899 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1943-01-26, scale 1:50000 — 1943-01-26, scale 1:50000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-01-13, scale 1:43150 — 1948-01-13, scale 1:43150. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-10-08, scale 1:23600 — 1950-10-08, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-03-31, scale 1:54000 — 1953-03-31, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-03, scale 1:54000 — 1954-02-03, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-05, scale 1:54000 — 1954-02-05, scale 1:54000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-03-07, scale 1:63996 — 1958-03-07, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-06-21, scale 1:28600 — 1963-06-21, scale 1:28600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-28, scale 1:18000 — 1967-02-28, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-13, scale 1:18000 — 1967-05-13, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-06-15, scale 1:18000 — 1967-06-15, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-26, scale 1:61071 — 1969-08-26, scale 1:61071. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-26, scale 1:60253 — 1969-08-26, scale 1:60253. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-26, scale 1:61896 — 1969-08-26, scale 1:61896. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-08-26, scale 1:61589 — 1969-08-26, scale 1:61589. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-09, scale 1:115473 — 1971-03-09, scale 1:115473. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-01-12, scale 1:27000 — 1972-01-12, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-14, scale 1:119581 — 1973-06-14, scale 1:119581. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-14, scale 1:117671 — 1973-06-14, scale 1:117671. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-01-14, scale 1:80000 — 1975-01-14, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

12 stations

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

LOBO 1916 to 1918
PINE SPRINGS 1939 to 2008, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -17.8 C
VAN HORN 1939 to 2025, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -21.7 C
PINE SPGS GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS 1948 to 2023, hottest 41.7 C, coldest -19.3 C
SALT FLAT 10 ENE 1959 to 1977, hottest 42.2 C, coldest -25.0 C
GUADELUPE PEAK TEXAS 1985 to 2026, hottest 225.0 C, coldest -61.7 C
PINERY TEXAS 2001 to 2026, hottest 60.0 C, coldest -19.4 C
DOG CANYON 2008 to 2013, hottest 36.1 C, coldest -22.8 C
VAN HORN 48.6 NNE 2013 to 2024
VAN HORN 6.0 ENE 2013 to 2026
VAN HORN 1.0 ENE 2013 to 2019
VAN HORN 17.1 SSE 2013 to 2016

The 1950 census, district by district

6 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

55-1Van Horn town, comprising parts of Justice Precincts 1 and 2: Van Horn town - That part in Justice Precinct 1
55-2Van Horn town - That part in Justice Precinct 2
55-3Justice Precinct 1 - That part outside Van Horn town (Remainder of Justice Precinct 1 is in Van Horn town)
55-4Justice Precinct 2 - That part outside Van Horn town (Remainder of Justice Precinct 2 is in Van Horn town)
55-5Justice Precinct 3
55-6Justice Precinct 4

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

182 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 182 of them, burning about 51,207 acres. 72 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	72
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	59
Equipment and vehicle use	25
Railroad operations and maintenance	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Smoking	5
Recreation and ceremony	3
Debris and open burning	2
Fireworks	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
7 May 2016	Natural	14,430 acres	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	COYOTE
9 June 2010	Natural	10,362 acres	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	CUTOFF
8 May 1993	Misuse of fire by a minor	6,510 acres	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	PINE
8 June 1994	Natural	6,250 acres	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	MARCUS
7 August 2011	Natural	3,443 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	APACHE MOUNTAIN FIRE
23 March 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,800 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	RUSTLER SPRINGS/DUVAL
27 April 2011	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1,200 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WIND TURBINES
27 March 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,050 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	COOKSEY FIRE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 139 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 139 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $444,700 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	68
Hail	50
Flash Flood	11
Tornado	6
Flood	3
Heavy Rain	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	1 hurt, $50,000	no account filed
June 1982	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	$50,000	Culberson County emergency manager reported a power outage in Van Horn with roof damage to the Knights Inn. Photos showed part of the roof peeled up and ripped off of the motel with damage to nearby vehicles and powerlines. Damage was likely caused by a localized dry microburst based on satellite data. Wind speeds are estimated to have been between 60-70 mph. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	$30,000	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced wind damage in Van Horn. A large tin roof was blown off of a building and onto a highway. There was other wind damage around town such as fences and power lines blown down. The damage was likely caused by a microburst. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	$20,000	A thunderstorm that moved across Van Horn produced a localized area of damaging straight-line winds as the core of this storm collapsed just south of the town. Culberson County Office of Emergency Management reported ten snapped powerline poles one to two miles south of Van Horn along Highway 90 that resulted in a town-wide power outage. It was determined by the National Weather Service that the damage was caused by a microburst after re-evaluating radar data and assessing the damage remotely using photos sent in by the Culberson County emergency management. Winds were estimated to be near 100 mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 2018	Hail	Pine Spgs	$15,000	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced two inch hail along Ranch Road 652. Over 20 vehicles were damaged along this road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
September 2006	Flash Flood	Van Horn	$10,000	Texas Highway 54 was closed from Van Horn to Pine Springs on August 31st due to damage from flooding. Attempts to fix the highway failed on September 1st when additional rainfall washed out repairs.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lobo Vly	$5,000	A utility trailer was reported to have been blown into a pickup trick causing damage to both vehicles. Wind speeds are estimated to be about 60 mph. Property damage cost is an estimation.
June 2021	Flash Flood	(Gdp)Guadalupe Pass	$5,000	Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in Culberson County. Ranch Road 652 had six to eight inches of water over the road in low-lying areas. Some oil lease roads got washed out and draws were rising fast and about to overflow. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Pine Spgs	$4,000	Heavy rain moved across Culberson County and produced flash flooding in the Guadalupe Mountains. Guadalupe Mountains National Park was closed due to flash flooding from over nine inches of rain within a 24 hour period reported at some locations. Law enforcement officials reported mud and rock slides on portions of U.S. Highway 180/62. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	$2,500	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced wind damage in Van Horn. There was wind damage to a barn shed and a garage shop roof was blown off. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
September 2014	Flash Flood	Pine Spgs	$1,500	Heavy rain moved across Culberson County and produced flash flooding in the Guadalupe Mountains. This flash flooding resulted in mud and rocks falling onto Highway 62/180 through Guadalupe Pass. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
June 2021	Flood	Pine Spgs	$1,000	Heavy rain resulted in flooding in Culberson County. McKittrick Canyon was closed due to flooding. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
September 2014	Flash Flood	Pine Spgs	$500	Heavy rain moved across Culberson County and produced flash flooding along Farm to Market Road 652 near US 180/62. No damage was reported so the cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
September 2014	Flood	Pine Spgs	$200	Heavy rain fell across Culberson County and produced flooding. Farm to Market Road 1108 remained closed in northern Culberson County due to high water. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn Co Arpt	-	The Mesonet station TWB49 11.2 NE Van Horn measured a 65 mph wind gust. The total time of occurrence is estimated.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Boracho	-	Flash flooding up to 1 foot deep at times over I-10 at mile marker 171. The duration is estimated from radar.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	The West Texas Mesonet station 60 Pine Springs GMNP recorded a 74 mph wind gust, along with several other gusts between 58 and 70 mph.
May 2023	Hail	Pine Spgs	-	Dime to quarter-size hail was reported coating US Highway 62/180 across the state line in Texas.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Pine Springs as measured by the ASOS.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	-	A thunderstorm produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Mesonet site near Van Horn.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm produced a 62 mph wind gust at the Guadalupe Pass ASOS site.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust at the ASOS site near Pine Springs.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust near Van Horn.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Kent	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 64 mph wind gust nineteen miles west southwest of Red Bluff.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Kent	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust eighteen miles west of Orla at the Orla Gas Plant.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust at the ASOS site five miles south of Pine Springs.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 65 mph wind gust near Pine Springs.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 77 mph wind gust two miles north of Pine Springs.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 65 mph wind gust at Pine Springs.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 63 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 61 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	Thunderstorms moved across Culberson County and produced a 67 mph wind gust at Pine Springs at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park Mesonet site.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	Thunderstorms moved across Culberson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at Pine Springs at the Pinery RAWS.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at Pine Springs.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs mesonet site.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust about 33 miles east of Pine Springs.
April 2017	Hail	Pine Spgs	-	Quarter size hail was covering FM 652.
April 2017	Hail	Pine Spgs	-	Quarter to half dollar size hail on FM 652.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Horn	-	A storm moved across Culberson County and produced a 60 mph wind gust north of Van Horn as measured by the local ASOS site.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 69 mph wind gust at the Pine Springs ASOS site.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	(Gdp)Guadalupe Pass	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 63 mph wind gust about four miles south of Pine Springs. No damage was reported.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced a 73 mph wind gust five miles south of Pine Springs. The wind was sustained at 61 mph.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced a 59 mph wind gust at Pine Springs in the Guadalupe Mountains.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 62 mph wind gust eleven miles south southwest of McKittrick Canyon.
April 2013	Hail	Van Horn	-	A thunderstorm developed over Culberson County and produced penny sized hail in Van Horn.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Pine Spgs	-	A thunderstorm moved across Culberson County and produced a 68 mph wind gust at Pine Springs. No damage was reported.
April 2012	Hail	Kent	-	A thunderstorm moved over Culberson County and produced tennis ball sized hail 35 miles west of Pecos. Winds of up to 60 mph were also reported with this storm.
April 2010	Flash Flood	Pine Spgs	-	A park ranger reported a 3 foot boulder was blocking SH 54 due to high flowing water. Low water crossings were also impassable.
September 2010	Flash Flood	Pine Spgs	-	Heavy rain caused flooding in northern Culberson county. This flooding took place 16 miles south of whites City where arroyos and streams were flooded as well as low water crossings.
June 2008	Hail	Pine Spgs	-	Nickel sized hail was reported at the Ranger Station in Pine Springs.
August 2008	Flash Flood	Pine Spgs	-	Over a foot of water was reported flowing across Route 54 in Guadalupe National Park.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	(Gdp)Guadalupe Pass	-	The Automated Surface Observing Station at Guadalupe Pass measured a wind gust of 59 mph. No damage was reported.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	(Gdp)Guadalupe Pass	-	The Automated Surface Observing Station at Guadalupe Pass recorded wind gusts of 61 mph several times over about 20 minutes. No damage was reported.
April 2007	Hail	Plateau	-	Two inch diameter hail fell along Interstate 10 east of the Plateau Truckstop.
April 2007	Hail	Kent	-	Nickel hail fell on the Culberson/Jeff Davis county line on Texas Highway 118.
April 2007	Flash Flood	Kent	-	Water was flowing over a road just southwest of Kent.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	(Gdp)Guadalupe Pass	-	The Automated Surface Observing System at Guadalupe Pass recorded several wind gusts of 63 mph. No damage was reported.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	(Gdp)Guadalupe Pass	-	The Automated Surface Observing System at Guadalupe Pass (KGDP) recorded two wind gusts of 75 mph. No damage was reported.

Mines and quarries

73 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 73 workings inside this county. 13 still produce and 60 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sulfur	26
Copper, Silver	13
Silver, Copper	5
Talc-Soapstone	4
Barium-Barite	4
Molybdenum	3
Zinc	2
Copper	2
Silver	2
Gold, Lead	1
Stone, Dimension	1
Sand and Gravel, Construction	1
Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur	1
Tungsten, Tin, Copper, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Calumet and Texas Mine	Copper, Zinc, Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Cave Peak Deposit	Molybdenum, Tungsten, Tin, Copper, Niobium (Columbium), Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver	Prospect	Antimony, Cassiterite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Ferrimolybdite, Goethite, Huebnerite, Ilsemannite, Jarosite, Lepidocrocite, Malachite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
Cave Peak Molybdenum Deposit	Molybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Tin	Prospect	1940
Cooper Hill Prospect	Copper, Uranium	Occurrence	Vein
Elchor Rock House Plant	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Past Producer
Hazel Mine	Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead	Past Producer	1856, 1880, 1947
Marble Canyon Quarry	Marble, Dimension, Magnesite	Producer	1906
Mccombs Ranch Quarries	Stone, Dimension	Producer	Sedimentary
Mcvay Ranch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Gravel, Sand
Milwhite Co Inc Plant	Talc-Soapstone, Bentonite	Producer
Mohawk Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead	Past Producer	1922, 1934
Pecos Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	1918, 1936
Rock House Mine	Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur	Producer	1980, 1990
Unnamed Occurrence	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	Fluorite
Van Horn White Marble Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Anaconda Number One Prospect	Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Anaconda Number Two Prospect	Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Bluebird Prospect	Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Buck Mine	Zinc	Past Producer	Vein
Buck Springs Prospect	Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Krouse Prospect	Zinc	Occurrence
Marble Canyon Moly Prospect	Molybdenum	Prospect
Pioneer Talc Operation	Talc-Soapstone	Producer
Seven Heart Gap Mine	Barium-Barite	Producer	1930
Talc Mill	Talc-Soapstone	Producer
Tumbledown Mine	Talc-Soapstone	Producer	Metamorphic
Tumbledown Quarry	Talc-Soapstone	Producer
Unnamed Occurrence	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Barite
Unnamed Occurrence	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Vein
Unnamed Prospect	Barium-Barite	Occurrence	Vein
Hackberry Mine	Silver, Copper	Past Producer	1945, 1962
Hazel Mine	Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Unnamed Prospect	Silver, Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Silver, Copper	Occurrence
Blackshaft Mine	Copper, Silver	Past Producer	1891, 1948
Dallas Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Diablo Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Eureka Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Marvin-Judson Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Saint Elmo Mine	Copper, Silver	Past Producer	1929
Sancho Panza Mine	Copper, Silver	Past Producer	1887, 1948
Unnamed Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Cooksey Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence	Stratabound
Culberson Frasch Sulfur Mine	Sulfur	Producer	1967, 1969
Culberson Mine	Sulfur	Producer	1966, 1969, 1990
Grant Mine	Sulfur	Past Producer	1917
Michigan Mine	Sulfur	Past Producer	Stratabound
Old Michigan Mine	Sulfur	Past Producer
Phillips Ranch	Sulfur	Past Producer	1968, 1980
Phillips Ranch Mine	Sulfur	Past Producer	1968, 1980, 1982
Pokorny Ranch Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence	1969
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence	Sulfur
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence	Sulfur
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence	Sulfur
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence
Weigel Prospect	Sulfur	Occurrence	Stratabound

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Boracho

Van Horn Rural census division · Boracho quadrangle

8 sheets, 1928 to 1985
Corner Windmill

Van Horn census division · 79855 · Near Threemile Peak · Van Horn quadrangle

13 sheets, 1906 to 1985
Frijole

Van Horn Rural census division · 79847 · Near Nipple Hill · Guadalupe Peak quadrangle

14 sheets, 1933 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Grisham Pumping Station

Van Horn Rural census division · Dellahunt Draw East quadrangle

8 sheets, 1928 to 1985
Kent

Van Horn Rural census division · On Kent Mountain · Kent quadrangle

8 sheets, 1928 to 1985
Levinson

Van Horn Rural census division · Near Spring Hills Draw · Gomez Peak quadrangle

9 sheets, 1928 to 1985
Lobo

Van Horn Rural census division · Lobo quadrangle

12 sheets, 1892 to 1985
Nickel Creek Station

Van Horn Rural census division · 79847 · Independence Spring quadrangle

6 sheets, 1954 to 1993
Old Christian Place

Van Horn Rural census division · Two Mill Draw West quadrangle

6 sheets, 1954 to 1993
Ort

Van Horn Rural census division · Hopper Draw West quadrangle

8 sheets, 1928 to 1985
Pezuna del Caballo

Van Horn Rural census division · Near Cistern Canyon · Burro Canyon quadrangle

7 sheets, 1954 to 1993
Pine Springs

Van Horn Rural census division · 79847 · Near Pine Spring Canyon · Guadalupe Peak quadrangle

14 sheets, 1933 to 1993
Pinery

Van Horn Rural census division · 79847 · Near Pine Spring Canyon · Guadalupe Peak quadrangle

14 sheets, 1933 to 1993

No longer a settlement
State Line

Van Horn Rural census division · South Rector Canyon quadrangle

6 sheets, 1954 to 1993
Van Horn

Van Horn census division · 79855 · Van Horn quadrangle

13 sheets, 1906 to 1985

The vanished settlements of Culberson County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.