1971 Map of Amistad SE

About this map

Centerville sits as a quiet hub in this high plains landscape at the New Mexico and Texas border, where the 1971 terrain is defined by its vital water sources and vast cattle-ranching acreage. The map records a network of named water points essential to life here, including the Poteet Well, Moore Well, and Whatley Well, alongside an unnamed Cem that provides a key genealogical marker for the area. The drainage patterns are clearly mapped, with Monia Creek and Cramer Creek cutting through the arid land while Fullingim Draw winds toward the south. Rising above the draws, High Lonesome Hill serves as a prominent landmark in the corner of Union Co and Hartley Co, illustrating the sparse but deliberate human footprint on this borderland environment during the early 1970s.