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1969 Map of Ashmore

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Ashmore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Adair Oil Field dominates this West Texas landscape along the Terry Co Gaines Co line, revealing an intensive network of petroleum extraction at the end of the 1960s. The terrain is characterized by the broad, dry channel of Sulphur Springs Draw winding through the northern portion of the quadrangle. Industrial infrastructure is concentrated around the small settlements of Ashmore and Adair, where a localized Refinery and a vast field of Oil Wells illustrate the region's mid-century economic driver.

The map's topography, captured via planetable surveys, shows a relatively flat high-plains environment interrupted by occasional depressions and an active Gravel Pit. For those tracing local history or energy development, the precise placement of individual Oil Well sites and the distribution of property boundaries, indicated by fine red dashed fence lines, provides a clear record of land use before modern expansion.