1900s (20th Century) Maps of Oil Center, New Mexico

Explore 5 historic maps of Oil Center from the 1900s (20th Century). These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1900s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Oil Center's landscape evolved across the 1900s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

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Oil Center, NM maps

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  1. 1954 Map of Hobbs, 1963 Print
    1954 Map of Hobbs, 1963 Print
    1954 Hobbs
    1963 Print · USGS
    The High Plains and Permian Basin transition is captured here at the height of the mid-century energy boom. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace the foundations of Humble City, locate the Potash Mine and Plant, and follow the Texas-New Mexico RR.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1958 Map of Hobbs
    1958 Map of Hobbs
    1958 Hobbs
    1958 Print · USGS
    The High Plains of the Texas-New Mexico border are shown here during the height of the mid-century oil boom. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Hobbs, Lovington, and Jal, alongside ranching landmarks like James Ranch and the early Texas-New Mexico Railway.

  3. 1963 Map of Oil Center, 1964 Print
    1963 Map of Oil Center, 1964 Print
    1963 Oil Center
    1964 Print · USGS
    Lea County in the early sixties was a landscape defined by the growing petroleum industry and the essential search for water. Researchers can trace the mid-century infrastructure of the Monument Jal Oil Field and locate isolated landmarks like San Simon Ranch and San Simon Sink.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1978 Map of Jal, 1979 Print
    1978 Map of Jal, 1979 Print
    1978 Jal
    1979 Print · USGS
    Southeast New Mexico in the late seventies is a landscape shaped by energy production and the rugged Llano Estacado. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace the growth of Jal and Eunice along the Texas-New Mexico RR and across the Jal Oil Field.

  5. 1984 Map of Oil Center
    1984 Map of Oil Center
    1984 Oil Center
    1984 Print · USGS
    The high desert of Lea County is captured here during the 1980s energy boom, centered on the settlement of Oil Center. Researchers can trace the extensive oil and gas infrastructure across the Monument Jal Oil Field, locating named sites like the Scarbrough Well and Rock Lake Reservoir.

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