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1967 Map of Adams

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Adams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The settlement of Adams sits at the heart of this Panhandle landscape, where the agricultural expanse meets an active energy and transportation corridor in the late 1960s. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad cuts diagonally across the terrain, passing north toward Baker and serving as a lifeline for the region's grain and industrial transit. This period reflects a land heavily utilized for both its surface and subsurface wealth, evidenced by an extensive network of pipelines and numerous Gas Wells scattered throughout the Hooker and Beaver districts.

Local history is preserved in the placement of small landmarks like Happy Cem and Denman Cem, which anchor the rural community between large tracts like Nabisco and Grand Valley. The presence of an established Oil Field in the southwestern corner highlights the industrial character of the era, while the Meade and Englewood boundary provides a window into the regional surveying divisions of the time.