Pinto Creek

Pinto Creek, formerly known as Piedra Pinto Creek, a tributary to the Rio Grande in Kinney County, Texas. It has its source, at 29°30′53″N 100°24′13″W / 29.51472°N 100.40361°W.[1]

History

The San Antonio-El Paso Road crossed Piedra Pinto Creek 7.0 miles west of Fort Clarke. The crossing was 8.86 miles east of Maverick Creek and 21.47 miles east of San Felipe Springs.[2] Teamsters, and other travelers and the San Antonio-El Paso Mail and San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line used this crossing as a water stop.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinto Creek
  2. ↑ Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859, Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas

Coordinates: 29°07′24″N 100°42′51″W / 29.12333°N 100.71417°W