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11 National Register listings published here.
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Presidio County, Texas
101 topographic sheets cover 31 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 382 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings, 5 districts and 1 site.
- 5 of the 11 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 32 populated places in this county; 31 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
11Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blackwell School | building | 2019 | 100004751 |
| Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell | building | 2004 | 04000100 | |
 | Central Marfa Historic District | district | 2022 | 100007597 |
| El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District | district | 1995 | 95000366 | |
 | El Paisano Hotel | building | 1978 | 78002973 |
| Fort D.A. Russell Historic District | district | 2006 | 06001152 | |
 | Fort Leaton | site | 1973 | 73001972 |
 | Fortin de la Cienega | building | 1976 | 76002059 |
| La Morita Historic District | district | 1995 | 95000367 | |
 | Presidio County Courthouse | building | 1977 | 77001467 |
 | Shafter Historic Mining District | district | 1976 | 76002058 |
Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps
2Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
![Land ownership map, 1894 - [Map of portions of Jeff Davis County and Presidio County, Texas]](assets/locview_2010587197.jpg)
The county from the air
48 shownFlown 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 3,604 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.
Weather records
23 stations, 1 gageThe thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
- VALENTINE 10 WSW 1897 to 2026, hottest 42.2 C, coldest -16.1 C
- MARFA CAA AP 1907 to 1954, hottest 39.4 C, coldest -17.8 C
- PRESIDIO 1927 to 2013, hottest 47.2 C, coldest -37.8 C
- CANDELARIA 1940 to 2011, hottest 46.1 C, coldest -15.6 C
- CLAY MITCHELL RANCH 1941 to 1943
- FORT D. A. RUSSELL 1941 to 1942
- ANTELOPE SPRINGS RCH 1943 to 1944
- BUNTON RCH 1943 to 1949
- FLETCHER RCH 1948 to 1951
- BRITE RCH 1949
- MARFA 19 S 1950 to 1961
- MARFA RYAN 1951
- MARFA 3W 1958 to 2009, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -28.3 C
- PLATA 1964 to 1977
- RUIDOSA 7 NE 1983 to 1990, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -16.1 C
- BIG BEND RCH SP 1995 to 2021, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -15.6 C
- SHAFTER 0.8 SSW 1998 to 2025
- PRESIDIO 2 2009 to 2015, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -15.6 C
- MARFA 1.0 NNE 2014 to 2023
- PRESIDIO LELY INTL AP 2018 to 2026, hottest 43.9 C, coldest -7.1 C
- PRESIDIO 25.2 ESE 2020 to 2021
- PRESIDIO 2.6 ESE 2020 to 2026
- MARFA AP 2024 to 2026, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -13.3 C
- Cibolo Ck nr Presidio, TX 1971 to 1977
The 1950 census, district by district
13 districtsWho 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.
- 189-1Justice Precinct 1: Marfa city: Marfa city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Columbia, Mesa, Lincoln, Mesa, Texas and New Orleans Railroad; City limits
- 189-2Justice Precinct 1: Marfa city - That part Bounded by Columbia; City limits; Texas and New Orleans Railroad; Mesa, Lincoln, Mesa
- 189-3Justice Precinct 1: Marfa city - That part Bounded by Texas and New Orleans Railroad; Abbott, Galveston, Hill; City limits; City limits
- 189-4Justice Precinct 1: Marfa city - That part Bounded by Texas and New Orleans Railroad; City limits; City limits; Hill, Galveston, Abbott
- 189-5Justice Precinct 1 - That part outside Marfa city
- 189-6Justice Precinct 2
- 189-7Justice Precinct 3
- 189-8Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part east of U.S. Highway 67
- 189-9Justice Precinct 4 - That part west of U.S. Highway 67
- 189-10Justice Precinct 5
- 189-11Justice Precinct 6
- 189-12Justice Precinct 7
- 189-13Justice Precinct 8
Wildfire, 1993 to 2020
280 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 280 of them, burning about 204,216 acres. 145 started naturally and 4 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 145 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Smoking | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55,375 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CIBLO CREEK FIRE |
| 4 June 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 43,241 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HUGHES RANCH |
| 2 July 2005 | Natural | 15,130 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WEST TX - 9 |
| 23 April 2009 | Natural | 14,840 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAUCITA CREEK RANCH - 106 |
| 17 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,691 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHAFTER FIRE |
| 31 May 2010 | Natural | 11,590 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRITE RANCH |
| 22 June 2010 | Natural | 4,670 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRITE RANCH RIM |
| 23 April 2009 | Natural | 3,758 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHILICOTHE RANCH |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1955 to 2025
60 of 168 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 168 reports for this county, causing 1 death, no injuries and about $2,663,300 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 79 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 60 |
| Flash Flood | 21 |
| Tornado | 5 |
| Flood | 2 |
| Lightning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Marfa | 1 killed, $20,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in Marfa. Law enforcement officials announced the fatality of a gentleman who got his car swept away from flash flooding within the town of Marfa. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Presidio | $1,000,000 | On September 9, the levees near Redford, TX failed. This resulted in water covering the entire city of Redford. A high water rescue was reported near Alamito Creek.||Heavy rain made matters worse by September 14. Flash flooding was occurring in the city of Presidio and border patrol closed the International Bridge on September 16. The Mexican side of the bridge was covered in water and levels continue to rise. Water also topped the levees near Presidio Golf Course on the 16th and 17th. Border patrol reported that nearly 15 feet of water was located in the fields near the golf course, with 3 to 4 feet of water covering the golf course itself.||The International Boundary and Water Commission reported cracks in the levees near the golf course on September 17 and water was beginning to approach Presidio High School. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | $200,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced damaging outflow winds in Presidio. A warehouse was destroyed and four homes lost roofs. Small hail collected up to 6 inches deep in some locations around town. Slightly larger hail occurred approximately 30 minutes later, around 615 PM CDT, as the main core of the severe thunderstorm moved over the community. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Marfa | $100,000 | Hen egg size hail mixed with smaller hailstones to produce damage to roofs and vehicles in Marfa. This hail occurred during the second of two severe storms to impact the Marfa vicinity during the late evening and early morning hours of the 2nd and 3rd. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Presidio | $100,000 | The Texas Department of Transportation reported flash flooding resulting in high water in homes and businesses...as well as street flooding in the city of Presidio. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Marfa | $50,000 | Large hail fell over Marfa again as a second severe storm affected the area shortly after midnight CST. Reports indicated that hail up to the size of half-dollars persisted for nearly twenty-five minutes. The long duration of one and a half inch diameter hail and occasionally larger stones, resulted in damage to numerous roofs and vehicles. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Marfa | $25,000 | The first of two hail storms to affect the Marfa area struck at 23:00 CST. Large hail ranging in size from ping pong balls to golfballs fell along U.S. Highway 67 near the city. This initial storm is believed to be responsible for minor roof damage, however, a more significant hail storm impacted Marfa just an hour later and likely produced a majority of the damage. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Shafter | $20,000 | A severe thunderstorm developed in Presidio County and produced golfball sized hail in Shafter. The hail resulted in five pickup truck windshields being destroyed and several homes with broken windows. The cost of the damage is a very rough estimate. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Redford | $20,000 | Tennis ball size hail resulted in car and camper damage in extreme southern portions of Presidio County. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Marfa | $20,000 | A local radio station reported that two vehicles were stranded in high water which resulted from flash flooding on Highway 67. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Presidio | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | $15,000 | A tractor-trailer carrying cattle was overturned by severe thunderstorm winds on Highway 67/90 one mile east of the Marfa Lights Viewing Area. Reports did not indicate the status of the cattle. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | $10,000 | The Presidio County Sheriff's Office reported that the roof on a brand new mobile home was blown off. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Paisano | $10,000 | Thunderstorms in the Paisano Pass area dumped heavy rains at a Baptist Summer Camp, where usually dry draws became running torrents and even came out of their banks to flood the campground. Over 1200 people were in the camp at the time of the event. Eight cabins were flooded by the high water and numerous cars were stranded in mud. Rainfall measured at the camp was 2.8 inches. The running water pushed debris into U.S. Highway 67/90 near the camp. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | $10,000 | A thunderstorm with only light to moderate rain had damaging downbursting winds that blew over two carport tops and a utility pole. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | $8,000 | Strong winds damaged a new double-wide mobile home. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Presidio | $7,000 | Hail larger than golfball damaged a new pickup truck parked near the trailer that was damaged by the wind. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Presidio Big Bend Ar | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced tennis ball to baseball sized hail at Big Bend Ranch State Park. The hail broke a sideview mirror on a vehicle and broke a skylight on a camper. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Presidio | $5,000 | Lightning struck an insulator on a power pole near Presidio in the southern part of Presidio County. Damage caused by the lightning strike resulted in an eleven-hour power outage in the cities of Presidio, Shafter, and Redford. Electrical power was finally restored to area residents during the mid morning of Sunday the 16th. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | $5,000 | Sheet metal was blown off roofs in town and a 72 mph wind gust was recorded by the KMRF AWOS station at the airport. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruidosa | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Ruidosa | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | $300 | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced 50 to 60 mph wind gusts in Marfa. Four inch diameter tree limbs were knocked down as a result of these winds. The cost of damage is a rough estimate. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinaja | - | A maximum wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at the West Texas Mesonet site, 156 Marfa 13 SE. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perdiz | - | The Mesonet site TWB93 Alamito Ranch recorded a 58 mph wind gust. The duration/time of occurrence is partially estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinaja | - | The West Texas Mesonet station 156 Marfa 13SE measured a downburst wind gust of 70 mph. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Tinaja | - | Quarter to ping pong ball-size hail was reported by a storm chaser near RM 169 and US 67. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Marfa | - | Extremely heavy rain around Marfa and Fort Davis produced widespread street flooding. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. No damage was reported. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Redford | - | A Texas Parks and Wildlife Park Ranger reported high water over FM 170 East at Terneros Creek. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. No damage was reported. |
| October 2025 | Hail | Presidio | - | Presidio County Sheriff's Office relayed a report of quarter-size hail at the Port of Entry in Presidio. The total time of occurrence is partially estimated from radar. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | - | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 67 mph wind gust at the AWOS site near the town of Presidio. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Ryan | - | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced one inch hail near Ryan at the Aerostat site northwest of Marfa. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | - | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 60 mph wind gust in Marfa. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marfa | - | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 73 mph wind gust one mile east southeast of Marfa. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | - | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 59 mph wind gust five miles north of the town of Presidio. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | - | A storm moved across Presidio County and produced a 64 mph wind gust north of Presidio as recorded by the local AWOS site. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | - | A thunderstorm moved across Presidio County and produced a 59 mph wind gust north of the City of Presidio as recorded by the local AWOS. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Marfa | - | A thunderstorm moved over Presidio County and produced nickel to golfball sized hail on FM 2810 seven miles west southwest of Marfa. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Marfa | - | A thunderstorm moved over Presidio County and produced pingpong ball sized hail on Pinto Canyon Road eight miles west southwest of Marfa. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Candelaria | - | A thunderstorm moved over Presidio County and produced penny sized hail nine miles west southwest of Valentine. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ruidosa Hot Spgs Arp | - | The time of this report was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shafter | - | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated by a storm spotter in Shafter. No damage was reported with this gust. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Mrf)Marfa Muni Arpt | - | Marfa Automated Surface Observing System measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph. No damage was reported. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Presidio Big Bend Ar | - | Reports from the Texas Department of Transportation indicated that a substantial portion of State Route 170 was closed due to high water, southeast of Presidio, TX to near Lajitas, TX. The flooding was the result of water releases from the Luis Leon Reservoir in northern Mexico.||This portion of Route 170 remained closed for the entire duration of the event. In addition, the high water levels resulted in back flow up various tributaries to the Rio Grande River. City officials reported flooding in the Loma Peloma and Redford areas. Homes, 5 miles east of Presidio, were also threatened by the flood waters.||Low lying portions of Presidio, TX were under a mandatory evacuation for several days, which affected nearly 500 people. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ryan | - | Nickel sized hail and a wind gust of 51 mph were reported at the Marfa Aerostat. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Marfa | - | Golfball sized hail fell on U.S. Highway 90 for a duration of ten minutes. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Marfa | - | Tennis ball sized hail fell along Farm to Market Road 2810. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presidio | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Redford | - | Nickel size hail was accompanied by 40 to 50 mph winds, two to four miles west-northwest of Lajitas. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Redford | - | Hail up to the size of pennies covered the ground at Big Bend Ranch State Park. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Marfa | - | A convenience store employee in Marfa reported penny to quarter sized hail and very strong winds. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Marfa | - | Sheriff's office reported penny sized hail in Marfa. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Presidio | - | Penny size hail was reported along Farm to Market Road 170 just northwest of Presidio. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shafter | - | The public reported that wind gusts estimated to be 60 MPH accompanied nickel size hail in Shafter. No reports of damage were received. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Marfa | - | Motorists traveling along U.S. Highway 90 reported nickel size hail just west of Paisano Pass in far northeastern Presidio County. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Candelaria | - | A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer reported nickel size hail in Candelaria. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Marfa | - | Hail up to the size of nickels began to fall on the west side of Marfa at 13:06 CST. The hailstones increased in size during the next ten minutes, and local law enforcement officials reported dime to quarter size hail on the south side of the city between 13:10 and 13:20 CST. No damage was reported. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Shafter | - | A spotter reported golfball size hail in Shafter. No damage was reported. |
Mines and quarries
75 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 75 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Silver, Lead, Zinc | 10 |
| Manganese | 9 |
| Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | 7 |
| Silver, Lead | 6 |
| Uranium | 6 |
| Lead, Silver | 4 |
| Mercury | 3 |
| Fluorine-Fluorite | 3 |
| Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | 3 |
| Lead, Zinc, Silver | 2 |
| Copper | 2 |
| Perlite | 2 |
| Zeolites | 1 |
| Nitrogen-Nitrates | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burney Mine | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1935, 1942 | |
| Burney Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Capote Creek Mine | Nitrogen-Nitrates | Past Producer | ||
| Casa Piedra Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Chinati Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1890, 1935 | |
| Chinati Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Cibolo Mine | Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Fluorspar Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Ojo Bonito Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Papaloti South Prospect | Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| Perry Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1932, 1947 | |
| Presidio Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Manganese | Past Producer | 1880, 1883, 1942 | |
| Red Hills Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Prospect | porphyry copper | |
| Rock House Area Prospects | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| San Antonio Canyon Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sullivan Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Lead, Sphalerite, Vanadinite | |
| Unnamed Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Manto | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Molybdenum, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Lanmont Pinto Canyon Mine | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Montezuma Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1901, 1916 | |
| Unnamed Mine | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chrysocolla, Malachite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Contrabando Dome Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1935 | |
| Fresno Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1935, 1940, 1956 | |
| Last Chance Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mac Daniel Or Leland Prospect | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Montezuma Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Whit-Roy Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1935, 1973 | |
| Carr Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| Cibolo Prospect | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Ross Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1890, 1891 | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Gleim Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Last Chance Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1910, 1926 | |
| Loma Plata Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1947, 1949 | |
| Loma Plata Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Macdaniel Prospect | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Mammoth Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Carnotite | |
| Mcspadden Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Mills Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Quebec Siding Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Carnotite | |
| Shely Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Tyuyamunite | |
| Stauber Mine | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Carr Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gleim Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Presidio Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ross Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Stauber Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sullivan Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Girvin Tank Nm Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Ranch Trail Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Santa Fe Cuts Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Agua Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Corral Area Prospects | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Motor Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| New Camp Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Runaway Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| San Antonio Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein |
Every populated place in the county
32Named 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.
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Adobes
Marfa census division · 79843 · Near Arroyo Borracho · Adobes quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Borrachio
Marfa census division · 79843 · On Las Corrientes Creek · Indio quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Chinati
Marfa census division · 79843 · Near San Antonio Canyon · Adobes quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Fort Leaton
Presidio census division · 79845 · Near Arroyo Arenoso · Presidio East quadrangle
13 sheets, 1896 to 1993
No longer a settlement
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Haciendito
Presidio census division · 79845 · Near Arroyo Chillon · Presidio West quadrangle
12 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Indio
Presidio census division · 79845 · On Las Corrientes Creek · Indio quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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La Junta
Presidio census division · 79845 · On Rodriguez Arroyo · Presidio West quadrangle
12 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Las Lulas
Marfa census division · 79843 · On Hot Springs Creek · Pueblo Nuevo quadrangle
12 sheets, 1896 to 1985
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Las Pampas Colonia
Presidio census division · 79845 · La Boquilla quadrangle
12 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Loma Pelona
Presidio census division · 79845 · Near Arroyo Galindo · Presidio East quadrangle
13 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Ochoa
Presidio census division · 79845 · On Wilson Arroyo · Indio quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Papalote Colorado
Presidio census division · Agua Adentro Mountain quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1992
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Papalote Escondido
Presidio census division · 79846 · Sauceda Ranch quadrangle
16 sheets, 1903 to 1985
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Presidio
Presidio census division · 79845 · Near Arroyo Mimbroso · Presidio East quadrangle
13 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Pueblo Nuevo
Marfa census division · 79843 · On La Cienega · Pueblo Nuevo quadrangle
12 sheets, 1896 to 1985
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Ruidosa
Marfa census division · 79843 · Near Arroyo Escondido · Las Conchas quadrangle
11 sheets, 1896 to 1993
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Ryan
Marfa census division · 79843 · Near Owls Nest Canyon · Ryan quadrangle
11 sheets, 1895 to 1985
The vanished settlements of Presidio 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.