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1958 Map of Amarillo

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Amarillo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Amarillo Air Force Base and the Pantex Ordnance Plant dominate the military and industrial landscape of the Texas Panhandle in the mid-1950s. This survey illustrates a region defined by its energy and transportation corridors, where the Panhandle and Santa Fe railroad and highways like U.S. 66 link growing oil and gas centers such as Borger, Phillips, and Skellytown. The topography transitions from the Cactus Flats to the broken drainage of the Canadian River and the North Fork Red River.

Genealogists can locate smaller communities such as New Mobeetie, Magic City, and Alanreed alongside more established hubs like Pampa and Dumas. Notable landmarks including Signal Hill and the Amarillo Memory Gardens provide specific points of reference for local historians. The map also delineates the numerous creek systems, such as McClellan Creek and Mulberry Creek, which shaped the early ranching and settlement patterns of the thirteen counties represented here.