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The ranch is situated in the Chinati Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, near Shafter, Texas, approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of the Mexico–United States border. [3] [4] It spans 30,000 acres (12,000 ha), and U.S. Route 67 passes through the property. [3] The Cibolo Creek Ranch Airport is located 3.5 mi (5.6 km) northeast of the hotel. [5]
Also known in his time by the honorary title, don Melitón, he founded Cibolo Creek Ranch halfway between Marfa and Presidio, Texas in 1857. He was one of the earliest Texas trail drivers, driving his cattle to market in New Orleans in the 1850s and to other markets later. [ 1 ]
The region included 2020 population of nearly 890,000, or three percent of the state’s total population, with El Paso County having 97.4 percent of the Upper Rio Grande's population. [ 1 ] The six county area has 0 places listed on the National Register.
El Fortin del Cibolo Historic District: April 6, 1995 : Approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Shafter, west of US 67: Shafter: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; now part of Cibolo Creek Ranch: 5: El Paisano Hotel
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
Cibolo Creek is a stream in South Central Texas that runs approximately 96 miles (154 km) from its source at Turkey Knob (in the Texas Hill Country) near Boerne, Texas, to its confluence with the San Antonio River in Karnes County. The creek is a tributary of the San Antonio River, at the easternmost part of its watershed. The stream is used ...
Ruins of Silver Mining at Shafter Texas. Now a Ghost Town Shafter Texas Silver Mining Ghost Town Cemetery. Tucked in the Chinati Mountains on Cibolo Creek, 18 miles north of Presidio, Shafter was once a bustling mining town with a population as high as 4000, in 1940. In 1880 or 1881, John Spencer found silver deposits near this location. Capt.
Poindexter acquired Cibolo Creek Ranch in 1990, and operates it as a luxury historical resort. [9] [18] Poindexter started the Tidewater and Big Bend Foundation, dedicated to acquiring, restoring, landscaping and furnishing ante bellum houses and properties in New Kent County, VA, Charles City County, VA and Shafter, TX.