The Texas Soil Surveys demonstrate early scientific thought regarding soil classification and use. Each survey consists of a soil map and separate book. The maps show many cultural features in the landscape such as businesses, churches, schools, mills, gins, and ferries. The collection embraces all Texas county and reconnaissance soil surveys completed prior to 1950.

	General soil map of Texas Date: 1931 Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas) Description: Map displays principle soil series groups in regions of Texas. > more info
	Reconnoissance soil survey of South Texas Date: 1910-06-16 Creator: Coffey, George Nelson Description: Soil survey of 8 counties in the extreme southern part of Texas. Includes San Patricio, Nueces, Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Duval, Zapata, and Webb Counties. Text describes the area, climate, soils, alkali, agriculture, and irrigation of these counties. > more info
	Reconnoissance soil survey of northwest Texas Date: 1922 Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas) Description: Soil survey of 22 counties in northwest Texas, just south of the Panhandle region. Included are Bailey, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lynn, Lubbock, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum Counties. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, and irrigation of these counties. > more info
	Reconnoissance soil survey of south-central Texas Date: 1915-06-12 Creator: Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.) Description: Soil survey of 19 counties in south-central Texas. "The area includes all of Crockett, Schleicher, Menard, Mason, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Gillespie, Kimble, Sutton, Valverde, Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, and Comal Counties and the greater parts of Hays and Travis Counties . . . ." Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of these counties. > more info
	Reconnoissance soil survey of southwest Texas Date: 1912-09-17 Creator: Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.) Description: Soil survey of 13 counties lying south and west of San Antonio. Included are Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Maverick, Zavalla, Frio, Atascosa, Wilson, Live Oak, McMullen, Lasalle, and Dimmit counties. Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of these counties. > more info
	Reconnoissance soil survey of the central Gulf coast area of Texas Date: 1911-12-20 Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas) Description: Soil survey of twelve counties on the central part of the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas bordering the Gulf of Mexico. The counties are Brazoria, Matagorda, Calhoun, Aransas, Refugio, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Wharton, Dewitt, and Karnes. Text describes the area, climate, soils, agriculture, irrigation, and drainage of these counties. > more info
	Reconnoissance soil survey of the panhandle region of Texas Date: 1911-10-26 Creator: Carter, William T. (William Thomas) Description: Soil survey of 26 counties in the panhandle region of Texas. Included are Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler counties. Text describes the area, climate, soils, agriculture, and irrigation of these counties. > more info
	Soil map, Bee County, Texas Date: 1938-10 Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. Description: Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. > more info
	Soil map, Brown County, Texas Date: 1948-03 Creator: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Description: Map displays soil types along with bayous, lakes, rivers, agricultural field stations, refineries, pipelines, power transmission lines, towns, churches, country clubs, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Separate, supplemental chart shows principle characteristics of each soil type. A polyconic projection, North American datum. "Horizontal control by U.S. G. S. and U. S. C. and G. S. 10000 foot grid based upon Texas (Central) system of plane coordinates." With supplemental soil chart, 36 x 35 cm. > more info
	Soil map, Cass County, Texas Date: 1937-02 Creator: United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. Description: Map displays soil types along with creeks, lakes, rivers, towns, churches, schools, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. > more info