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1964 Map of Bailey Draw

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bailey Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The high plateau country along the boundary of Crockett Co Schleicher Co is defined by a series of deep drainage systems. This 1960s survey, later updated in the early 1980s, reveals a landscape of isolated ranching outposts and emerging petroleum exploration. Water courses like Buckhorn Draw and Bailey Draw dictate the placement of local homesteads and infrastructure.

Named ranch sites including Willoughby Ranch, Bailey Ranch, Baugh Ranch, and Powell Ranch serve as the primary human markers across the terrain. While the area is largely dedicated to livestock, the presence of several Oil Wells and a Gravel Pit indicates the diversification of the local economy into resource extraction. Fence lines and pipelines bisect the limestone hills, showing how property and energy have been managed in this part of West Texas.