1961 Map of Alvord
USGS Topo · Published 1978About this map
The town of Alvord serves as a central hub on this West Texas survey, situated where the Fort Worth and Denver railroad cuts diagonally through the landscape. The surrounding Wise County terrain is defined by an extensive network of petroleum extraction, including the Jackson Oil Field, Caughlin Oil Field, and the Alvord Southeast Bryson Oil Field. Numerous small country churches and cemeteries, such as Zion Valley Cumberland Ch and Pleasant Grove Cem, are scattered across the watershed of Big Sandy Creek, reflecting the established rural community structure of the mid-20th century. The presence of Old Decatur Road and various gravel pits suggests a local economy balanced between resource extraction and agricultural transport. Genealogists may find particular value in the precise locations of family-named landmarks and remote burial sites like Jonestown Cem.
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Editions of this 1961 Alvord Map
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Historical Maps of Alvord Through Time
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