1963 Map of Ballinger Ranch

About this map

Ballinger Ranch and Shafter Ranch anchor this West Texas landscape in Glasscock County, showing the region as it was surveyed in the early 1960s. The terrain is defined by the convergence of drainage systems, including Polecat Creek and Apple Creek, along with the West Fork and Middle Fork. This period reflects an active ranching and resource extraction economy, with several Oil Wells and a Gravel Pit scattered across the quadrangle. A network of Pipelines and fence lines, indicated by fine dashed red lines, underscores the infrastructure required to manage these land interests. The map provides a look at the rural property boundaries and water sources essential to livestock operations in this arid environment before modern development and further energy expansion altered the local topography.