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Ponderosa Valley · Unincorporated Denton County, 76259

House pads on 2-to-10-acre lots off Bonanza Blvd

Eighty-six residential lots, about 316 acres, in unincorporated Denton County. Situs is Ponder, TX 76259, in Ponder ISD, with no city tax. Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III run about 2.0 to 10.6 acres, median about 2.86. Bonanza Blvd is the entry off FM 2449, about 2.85 miles west of Ponder. Eight lots are still vacant. The other 78 houses were built from 1998 to 2021, mostly between 2000 and 2019.

OwnershipVeteran owned & operated
From PonderAbout 2.85 miles west, straight line
PlaceUnincorporated · Ponder ISD · 76259
HoursMon–Fri 7 AM–5 PM · Closed Sat–Sun
Residential

Pads, long drives, and septic digging off Cartwright Trl

House pads on the eight vacant lots, shop and barn pads on the 5-acre Phase I and Phase II ground, driveway base off Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, or Virginia City Ln, French drains around the 2000s and 2010s houses, and a septic dig for the owner's installer. Eighty-six residential lots, median about 2.86 acres. Photos start the call. The number comes after the lot is seen.

Excavator on a dirt work site

Septic digs and utility trenches to the installer's plan

Excavation here is a septic tank and field hole, opened to the licensed installer's plan, plus trenches for water, electric, or propane, and footings. Most soils in the box are very limited for a conventional field, which fits the aerobic septic on the TBD Cartwright Trl listing, MLS 20984094, APN R210804. That listing also prints City Water. City Water is a listing field on that lot. It is not a named utility, and it is not a reading for all 86 accounts. Houses date from 1998 to 2021, mostly 2000 through 2019, so a replacement dig is the call when an older aerobic system is being replaced. That age is inferred from the year built. It was not checked system by system. Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn trenches are sticky clay. Aledo rock can sit about 12 inches down, Somervell about 27 inches, and Bolar about 36 inches, so rock may slow a tank hole. Call Texas 811 before the trench. Trinity digs and hauls the spoils. The installer designs, permits, and installs.

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Land and lot clearing

Brush and stumps on the acreage edges

Clearing on these 2-to-10-acre lots is brush, a fence-line edge, or stump grinding so a pad or a drive can start. The TBD Cartwright Trl listing prints lot features Cleared and Interior Lot. That is one lot. Tree cover on the other accounts was not counted, and this page does not promise a tree count or a cleared acreage.

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Skid steer in the cut

Pads on eight vacant lots and the 5-acre phases

Site prep is a house pad on one of the eight vacant lots, about 3 to 10 acres, or a shop, barn, or outbuilding pad on the wider Phase I and Phase II ground. Phase I is 16 lots, 5.0 to 10.0 acres, median 5.0. Phase II is 9 lots, 4.39 to 10.62 acres, median 5.0. Phase III is the smaller homesites, 61 lots, 2.0 to 5.97 acres, median 2.19. Vacant Cartwright Trl lots are 12890, 11310, and 12664, at 5.0 to 5.61 acres. Virginia City Ln has two vacant lots, 3.06 and 3.29 acres. Bud Williams Rd has three, 5.0 to 10.0 acres. Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn clay need moisture-conditioned, compacted fill. Aledo, Somervell, or Bolar can mean a ripper or breaker for the pad cut. Deed restrictions on outbuildings were not verified. You confirm a shop or barn is allowed. The lot is seen before the number is written.

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Grading and pad work

Finish grade away from the 2000s and 2010s houses

Seventy-eight houses were built from 1998 to 2021: 4 in the 1990s, 41 in the 2000s, 30 in the 2010s, and 3 in the 2020s. Most of that is 2000 through 2019. Group C and Group D soils shed a rain. Grading on Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, Virginia City Ln, Bud Williams Rd, and Adam Ct sends the fall away from the slab, on those houses and on a vacant lot. The grade is part of the scope written after the lot is seen.

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Excavator bucket in a cut

French drains on Group C and Group D ground

Group C and Group D soils are in the box, including Slidell clay, Wilson clay loam, and Tinn clay. Frio clay loam is frequently flooded, and Tinn clay is occasionally flooded. Those two units suggest creek bottoms in or near the box, not a FEMA zone on a lot. FEMA flood zones were not confirmed here. A French drain around a 2000s or 2010s house has to reach a real outlet. A pipe that stops in fat clay stores the water. Grade still falls away from the structure.

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Skid steer spreading fill

Long drive base off Cartwright, Sheriff, and Virginia City

The TBD Cartwright Trl listing prints road surface Concrete. That concrete note is a listing field, not a survey of every frontage. Lots of about 2 to 10 acres off Cartwright Trl (39 accounts), Sheriff Ln (15), and Virginia City Ln (14) are long-drive lots. Bud Williams Rd has 9 accounts and Adam Ct has 6. USDA rates local roads very limited on Aledo, Frio, Lewisville, Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn. Driveway prep is real subgrade and base, not native clay. Whether a culvert is needed at the street was not confirmed. The entry pattern in the listings is west on FM 2449, left on Bonanza Blvd, right on Cartwright Trail.

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Residential lots only. The TBD Cartwright Trl listing, The Ponderosa Valley Ph II Block B Lot 3R, APN R210804, prints Sewer: Aerobic Septic, utilities Aerobic Septic and City Water, lot features Cleared and Interior Lot, and road surface Concrete. City Water is a listing field. This page does not name a water utility. Aerobic septic and Concrete on that listing are not findings for all 86 lots. CAD zoning is null. The listing zoning field Residential is not a county zoning district. On septic, Trinity digs and hauls spoils to the licensed installer's plan. The installer designs, permits, and installs. Whether a culvert is needed where a drive meets the street was not confirmed. Tree cover was not counted. A Water map unit in the soil box is not a pond on a lot, and ponds are not offered on this page.

Three plats

SP0055A, SP0058A, and SP0068A. Eighty-six residential lots.

A house pad, a shop or barn pad, and a long drive off the subdivision streets. That is the job on these acreage lots. Denton CAD lists three plats. The subdivision layer has no volume, page, or filing date for them: THE PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE I, code SP0055A; THE PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE II, code SP0058A; and PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE III, code SP0068A. All 86 accounts are property type R, situs city Ponder, ZIP 76259. Taxing units are CAD, G01, and S13. S13 is Ponder ISD. The city taxing unit is null, so these accounts carry no city tax, and the CAD zoning field is null. The parcel centroid, about 33.1705 N, 97.3341 W, returns no features on the CAD municipality layer. The plats are unincorporated Denton County. OSSF and development permits fall to the county, not the Town of Ponder. The exact county form was not confirmed for this page. Listings name Ponder elementary, middle, and high schools. This page does not assign a campus street.

CAD situs streets are Cartwright Trl on 39 accounts, Sheriff Ln on 15, Virginia City Ln on 14, Bud Williams Rd on 9, Adam Ct on 6, and FM 2449 on 3. A reverse geocode of the centroid returns 11790 Virginia City Lane, Denton County, Texas 76259. Bonanza Boulevard is the entry off FM 2449, a residential way at about 33.1753 N, 97.3345 W. It is not one of those six situs streets. Listing directions from Ponder say west on FM 2449, left on Bonanza Blvd, right on Cartwright Trail. Another listing says west on FM 2449 from 35W, left on Bonanza Blvd, right on Cartwright Trl. This page uses that pattern. It does not give a drive time. OpenStreetMap places Ponder's center at 33.1829, -97.2872. The centroid is about 2.85 miles west of that point, a straight line. Phase III has 61 lots, 2.0 to 5.97 acres, median 2.19, about 163.4 acres. Phase I has 16 lots, 5.0 to 10.0 acres, median 5.0, about 100.0 acres. Phase II has 9 lots, 4.39 to 10.62 acres, median 5.0, about 52.3 acres. Together the 86 lots are about 316 acres, median about 2.86. Rounded sizes are about 2 acres on 37 lots, 3 acres on 16, 4 acres on 4, 5 acres on 21, 6 to 7 acres on 3, and 10 to 11 acres on 5. Seventy-eight accounts have a year built, 1998 through 2021: 4 in the 1990s, 41 in the 2000s, 30 in the 2010s, and 3 in the 2020s. That is mostly 2000 through 2019. Eight accounts have no improvement year, on lots of about 3 to 10 acres. Cartwright Trl vacant lots are 12890, 11310, and 12664, at 5.0 to 5.61 acres. Virginia City Ln has two vacant lots, 3.06 and 3.29 acres. Bud Williams Rd has three, 5.0 to 10.0 acres. The vacant property ids are 273205, 464315, 200029, 200022, 210807, 214990, 215027, and 210804. A TBD Cartwright Trl listing is The Ponderosa Valley Ph II, Block B, Lot 3R, APN R210804, and it matches a vacant 5.0-acre CAD lot. That listing prints zoning Residential. CAD zoning is null, so Residential is a listing field, not a county zoning district.

Grading and pad work
The cut

Bastsil sand, Slidell clay, and Aledo rock near 12 inches.

Ten map units show up in a box around the plats. The USDA Soil Data Access query was run on October 29, 2026, bbox -97.3434, 33.1626 to -97.3269, 33.1758. They are units somewhere in the box, not a share of the acres, and the box includes land outside the plats. Aledo gravelly clay loam, 1 to 8 percent, is map unit 1, hydrologic group D. Septic fields, local roads, and shallow excavations are very limited. Lithic bedrock is at 30 centimeters, about 12 inches. Bastsil fine sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent, is map units 9 and 10, group B. Septic fields, local roads, and shallow excavations are somewhat limited. No bedrock restriction is listed. Bolar clay loam, 3 to 5 percent, is map unit 17, group C. Septic fields and shallow excavations are very limited. Local roads are somewhat limited. Lithic bedrock is at 91 centimeters, about 36 inches. Frio clay loam, 0 to 1 percent, frequently flooded, is map unit 34, group C. Septic fields and local roads are very limited. Shallow excavations are somewhat limited. Lewisville clay loam, 1 to 5 percent, is map units 52 and 53, group B. Septic fields are somewhat limited. Local roads are very limited. Shallow excavations are somewhat limited. Slidell clay, 1 to 3 percent, is map unit 74, group D. Septic fields and local roads are very limited. Shallow excavations are somewhat limited. Somervell gravelly loam, 1 to 5 percent, is map unit 75, group C. Septic fields and shallow excavations are very limited. Local roads are somewhat limited. Lithic bedrock is at 69 centimeters, about 27 inches. Wilson clay loam, 1 to 3 percent, is map unit 84, group C. Septic fields and local roads are very limited. Shallow excavations are somewhat limited. Tinn clay, 0 to 1 percent, occasionally flooded, is map unit 87, group D. Septic fields, local roads, and shallow excavations are very limited. A Water map unit is also in the box. It has no septic, road, or excavation rating. Soil maps are general. The cut on the lot decides the dig.

The lots run from Bastsil sandy loam to fat clay on Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn, with shallow rock on Aledo at about 1 foot, Somervell at about 2.3 feet, and Bolar at about 3 feet. Two neighboring lots can dig very differently, so the lot is looked at before a number is written. Shrink-swell clay needs moisture-conditioned, compacted fill under a house pad, a shop pad, or a barn pad. Where Aledo, Somervell, or Bolar show up, a ripper or breaker is the tool for footings and pad cuts. Group C and Group D soils are in the box. Frequently flooded Frio and occasionally flooded Tinn suggest creek bottoms in or near the box. Grade falls away from the structure. A French drain needs a real outlet. FEMA flood zones were not confirmed for this page, so this soil list is not a flood map. USDA rates local roads very limited on Aledo, Frio, Lewisville, Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn, and somewhat limited on Bastsil, Bolar, and Somervell. Lots of about 2 to 10 acres with long drives off Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, or Virginia City Ln need real subgrade and base. Most of these units are very limited for a conventional septic field. Bastsil and Lewisville are the two that rate somewhat limited. That fits the aerobic septic printed on one listing. It is not a septic type for all 86 lots. Trinity digs to the licensed installer's plan only. Rock may slow a tank hole. Trenches meet sticky clay walls and possible rock. Call Texas 811 before any trench.

Excavator bucket in a cut
On the listing

Ponderosa Valley HOA is named. The homeowner hires the crew.

The TBD Cartwright Trl listing names Ponderosa Valley HOA. That is the association note. No covenant text was pulled for this page. Trinity works for the homeowner. We do not take association work, and we do not sell it. Deed restrictions on a shop or a barn were not verified. You confirm whether an outbuilding is allowed on your lot before that pad is cut.

Trinity Land and Excavation LLC is based in Ponder, TX 76259. Owner Matt Hall is a veteran with 10+ years in excavation. Call or text (940) 435-4727 about a lot on Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, Virginia City Ln, Bud Williams Rd, or Adam Ct. A few photos are enough to start. Hours are Mon–Fri 7 AM–5 PM. The plat is about 2.85 miles west of Ponder in a straight line. Septic work is the dig for a licensed installer.

Skid steer in the cut
Sequence

How a Cartwright Trail lot gets quoted

The quote follows one residential lot, the street it fronts off Bonanza Blvd, and whether the bucket hits Bastsil sand, Slidell clay, or Aledo rock near 12 inches.

01

Text the street off Bonanza Blvd

Call or text (940) 435-4727 with a Ponderosa Valley address on Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, Virginia City Ln, Bud Williams Rd, or Adam Ct, and photos of the pad or the drive. Say whether you want a house pad, a shop or barn pad, long driveway base, a French drain, a trench for water, electric, or propane, edge clearing, or the septic dig. Hours are Mon–Fri 7 AM–5 PM. Trinity Land and Excavation LLC is based in Ponder, TX 76259.

02

Start from 86 lots and the soil box

Phase I is SP0055A, 16 lots, 5.0 to 10.0 acres. Phase II is SP0058A, 9 lots, 4.39 to 10.62 acres. Phase III is SP0068A, 61 lots, 2.0 to 5.97 acres. Median across all 86 is about 2.86 acres, about 316 acres together. Eight lots are vacant. The box shows Bastsil sandy loam, Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn clay, and shallow rock on Aledo, Somervell, and Bolar. Those are units in the box, not acreage shares. The cut on the lot decides the dig.

03

County permits, not the Town of Ponder

These plats are unincorporated Denton County. The city taxing unit is null, so there is no city tax, and a point at about 33.1705 N, 97.3341 W misses every CAD municipality polygon. Ponder ISD, taxing unit S13, is the school unit on all 86 accounts. Situs ZIP is 76259. CAD zoning is null. We do not assign a zoning district. OSSF and development permits fall to Denton County, not the Town of Ponder. The exact form was not confirmed for this page. The owner's licensed installer designs, permits, and installs the septic system. Trinity digs to that plan. Weekdays are 7 AM to 5 PM.

04

Call 811, then open clay or shallow rock

Texas 811 marks public lines before a trench on Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, Virginia City Ln, Bud Williams Rd, Adam Ct, or FM 2449. The TBD Cartwright listing prints City Water. That is a listing field, not a utility name, and not a reading for every lot. Slidell, Wilson, and Tinn walls can stick. Aledo can put rock near 12 inches, Somervell near 27 inches, and Bolar near 36 inches. The septic hole follows the installer's plan. Rock may slow that hole. Trinity digs only.

05

Leave the pad, the base, and the grade

You get the residential scope that was quoted: the pad, the driveway base, the grade, and the drains. Ponds are not in that scope. The customer is the homeowner. Ponderosa Valley HOA is a name on one listing. Trinity does not take association work. Matt Hall is based in Ponder, TX 76259. These lots are about 2.85 miles west of that town center, a straight line. Call (940) 435-4727.

Straight line, not a drive time

About 2.85 miles west of Ponder, off FM 2449.

Ponderosa Valley is unincorporated Denton County, situs Ponder, TX 76259, in Ponder ISD. Listing directions from Ponder run west on FM 2449, left on Bonanza Blvd, right on Cartwright Trail. The centroid is about 2.85 miles west of Ponder's center, a straight line. No drive time. The cards below are the other town pages already on this site.

Streets on the CAD roll

Cartwright TrlSheriff LnVirginia City LnBud Williams RdAdam CtFM 2449Bonanza BlvdPonder ISD76259

Records for these three plats

  • Denton Central Appraisal District — Subdivision and parcel layers, queried 2026-10-29. THE PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE I (SP0055A), THE PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE II (SP0058A), and PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE III (SP0068A). No volume, page, or date on that subdivision layer. 86 residential accounts, situs Ponder 76259, Ponder ISD, city taxing unit null.
  • USDA Soil Data Access — SSURGO query on 2026-10-29 for bbox -97.3434, 33.1626 to -97.3269, 33.1758. The units listed on this page are present in that box. Acreage shares were not ranked, and the box includes land outside the plats.
  • Texas 811 — Call before a trench, a footing, a pad cut, or any other dig on Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, Virginia City Ln, Bud Williams Rd, Adam Ct, or FM 2449. Public locates are free. Private lines on the lot are yours to mark.
Before the first bucket

Questions on Phases I, II, and III

The three CAD plats, the streets off Bonanza Blvd, unincorporated Denton County, the soils, and septic digging only.

What does Denton CAD call Ponderosa Valley, and how many lots are there?

Three plats, queried 2026-10-29. THE PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE I is SP0055A. THE PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE II is SP0058A. PONDEROSA VALLEY PHASE III is SP0068A. The subdivision layer has no volume, page, or filing date for these plats. All 86 accounts are property type R. Phase III has 61 lots, 2.0 to 5.97 acres, median 2.19, about 163.4 acres. Phase I has 16 lots, 5.0 to 10.0 acres, median 5.0, about 100.0 acres. Phase II has 9 lots, 4.39 to 10.62 acres, median 5.0, about 52.3 acres. Together that is about 316 acres, median about 2.86. Rounded sizes are about 2 acres on 37 lots, 3 acres on 16, 4 acres on 4, 5 acres on 21, 6 to 7 acres on 3, and 10 to 11 acres on 5.

Which streets are the lots on, and how do the listings say to get there?

CAD situs is Cartwright Trl on 39 accounts, Sheriff Ln on 15, Virginia City Ln on 14, Bud Williams Rd on 9, Adam Ct on 6, and FM 2449 on 3. A reverse geocode of the centroid returns 11790 Virginia City Lane, Denton County, Texas 76259. Bonanza Blvd is the entry off FM 2449, at about 33.1753 N, 97.3345 W, and it is not one of those situs counts. One listing says: from Ponder, west on FM 2449, left on Bonanza Blvd, right on Cartwright Trail. Another says west on FM 2449 from 35W, left on Bonanza Blvd, right on Cartwright Trl. The centroid is about 2.85 miles west of Ponder's center at 33.1829, -97.2872, a straight line. This page does not give a drive time.

Is Ponderosa Valley inside the Town of Ponder?

It is unincorporated Denton County. The city taxing unit is null on all 86 accounts, so there is no city tax. Taxing units are CAD, G01, and S13. S13 is Ponder ISD. A point at about 33.1705 N, 97.3341 W returns no CAD municipality polygon. Situs city is Ponder and situs ZIP is 76259, which is why this page sits under the Ponder service area. CAD zoning is null. A listing field prints Residential. That is not a county zoning district. Listings name Ponder elementary, middle, and high schools. OSSF and development permits fall to Denton County, not the Town of Ponder. The exact county form was not confirmed for this page.

How many houses are built, and which lots are still vacant?

Seventy-eight accounts have a year built, from 1998 to 2021: 4 in the 1990s, 41 in the 2000s, 30 in the 2010s, and 3 in the 2020s. Most of the houses are from 2000 through 2019. Eight accounts have no improvement year, on lots of about 3 to 10 acres. Cartwright Trl vacant lots are 12890, 11310, and 12664, at 5.0 to 5.61 acres. Virginia City Ln has two vacant lots, 3.06 and 3.29 acres. Bud Williams Rd has three, 5.0 to 10.0 acres. Vacant property ids are 273205, 464315, 200029, 200022, 210807, 214990, 215027, and 210804. TBD Cartwright Trl is The Ponderosa Valley Ph II Block B Lot 3R, APN R210804, a vacant 5.0-acre CAD lot.

What does the listing say about septic, water, the streets, and the HOA?

The TBD Cartwright Trl listing, MLS 20984094, APN R210804, prints Sewer: Aerobic Septic, utilities Aerobic Septic and City Water, lot features Cleared and Interior Lot, road surface Concrete, zoning Residential, and HOA Ponderosa Valley HOA. City Water is a listing field. This page does not name a water utility. Aerobic septic, Concrete, and Cleared are that listing, not a finding for all 86 lots. Residential in the listing is not a CAD zoning district. Ponderosa Valley HOA is the association name on that listing. Covenant text was not pulled. Trinity works for the homeowner and does not take association work.

What do the soils mean for a pad, a drive, a drain, or a septic dig?

Queried 2026-10-29, the units in the plat box are Aledo gravelly clay loam 1, Bastsil fine sandy loam 9 and 10, Bolar clay loam 17, Frio clay loam 34, Lewisville clay loam 52 and 53, Slidell clay 74, Somervell gravelly loam 75, Wilson clay loam 84, Tinn clay 87, and Water. Acreage shares were not ranked, and the box includes land outside the plats. Aledo is group D with bedrock about 12 inches down. Somervell is group C with bedrock about 27 inches down. Bolar is group C with bedrock about 36 inches down. Bastsil is group B and somewhat limited for septic fields, local roads, and shallow digging. Lewisville is group B, somewhat limited for septic fields, and very limited for local roads. Slidell and Tinn are group D. Wilson and Frio are group C. Frio is frequently flooded. Tinn is occasionally flooded. Most units are very limited for a conventional septic field, which fits an aerobic system on the one listing that prints it. Pads on the shrink-swell clays need moisture-conditioned, compacted fill. Rocky units can need a ripper or breaker. French drains need a real outlet. Long drives need real base where local roads rate very limited. Call Texas 811 before a trench. Septic digging follows the installer's plan. FEMA zones were not confirmed.

What residential dirt work fits these lots?

House pads on the eight vacant lots, about 3 to 10 acres. Shop, barn, and outbuilding pads on the 2-to-10-acre lots, including the 5-acre Phase I and Phase II medians, after you confirm an outbuilding is allowed. Long driveway base off Cartwright Trl, Sheriff Ln, and Virginia City Ln. Drainage regrade and French drains around the 2000s and 2010s houses. Septic tank and field excavation when an older system is replaced, digging only. Utility trenches for water, electric, or propane. Clearing, brush, and stumps on uncleared edges, without a tree count. Ponds are not offered. The customer is the homeowner. Trinity does not take Ponderosa Valley HOA work.

How does a Ponderosa Valley quote start?

Call or text Matt Hall at (940) 435-4727 with the address and a few photos, or use the form on this page. Hours are Mon–Fri 7 AM–5 PM. Trinity Land and Excavation LLC is based in Ponder, TX 76259. These lots are about 2.85 miles west of that town center, a straight line. The work is residential. Septic scope is digging and spoil haul-off for a licensed installer. The quote is a defined scope after the lot is seen.

Quote

Quote Ponderosa Valley

Text photos of the lot to (940) 435-4727. Weekdays are 7 AM to 5 PM.

Say whether you want a house pad on a vacant 3-to-10-acre lot, a shop or barn pad, long driveway base, a French drain, a utility trench, edge clearing, or a septic dig to the installer's plan. The number comes after the lot is seen.

(940) 435-4727

Or call (940) 435-4727