About Windthorst, Texas

Windthorst is a northern Texas town extending across Archer and Clay counties. Founded in 1891 as a German Catholic settlement, it took its name from Ludwig Windthorst, a Catholic statesman in Germany. Its history encompasses parish life, farming, oil, and dairying, and the 2020 census counted 342 residents.

  • Land PurchaseIn 1891, F. T. Ledergerber and associates contracted for up to 75,000 acres of Circle Ranch land in Archer County.
  • Community InstitutionsThe purchasing company financed a rectory, church, and school for the planned German Catholic community.
  • St. Mary's GrottoThe outdoor Catholic shrine was funded by money sent home by 64 Windthorst service members during World War II, all of whom returned.
  • Working LandscapeThe historical record identifies farming, oil, and dairying as Windthorst's leading industries and notes its regional reputation for dairy production.
  • Population RecordWindthorst reached 1,000 residents in 1977, followed by counts of 367 in 1990, 440 in 2000, and 342 in 2020.

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Names on the Windthorst map

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Streets and roads28

  • East Highway 25
  • Saint Marys Street
  • Hoff Road
  • East Hoff Lane
  • East Hoff Road
  • FM 174
  • Ranch Road 174
  • Zihlman
  • Zotz Road
  • Trojan Road
  • Zihlman Road
  • Scheffe Road
  • Peysen Road
  • Weinzapfel Loop
  • Schroeder Road
  • Koetter Lane
  • Kotter Lane
  • Steinberger Lane
  • Munchrath Road
  • West FM 174
  • Church Street
  • Sewer Plant Road
  • Meurer Lane
  • Weinzapple Loop
  • Church Hilltop Drive
  • Kofc Loop
  • North Church Street
  • Veitenheimer Road

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The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

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Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

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