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1964 Map of Allamoore

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Allamoore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Old Spanish Trail and the parallel tracks of the Southern Pacific and Texas and Pacific railroads define this West Texas landscape in the mid-1960s. Settled pockets like Allamoore and Hot Wells anchor the transport corridor through Hudspeth County, where the geography is dominated by the broad drainage of Eagle Flat and Seventeen Draw. The map reveals a ranching economy reliant on isolated water sources, including Williams Tank, Silva Tank, and Stage Road Tank, which supported livestock across the arid terrain.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous Quarries and Borrow Pits clustered near the rail lines. Local family legacies are preserved in the naming of the Booth Ranch, Espy Ranch, and Dees Ranch. The topography shifts from the flat expanse of the arroyo to the higher elevations of the Millican Hills and Bean Hills, providing a clear record of the intersection between harsh physical geography and human infrastructure.