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1963 Map of Barn Draw

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Barn Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Corn Ranch and a network of family-named water sources define this Chaves County landscape as it appeared in the early 1960s. The terrain is characterized by winding drainage systems such as Barn Draw and Camp Draw, which flow toward the prominent meandering path of Salt Creek in the northeast. This area illustrates the essential infrastructure of New Mexico ranching, where survival and industry depended on scattered water points like Sweetwater Well, Hub Tank, Webb Well, and Tommy Well.

Evidence of mid-century modernization is visible through the prominent Pipeline corridors and a localized Landing Strip near the northern boundary. Geologic and topographic landmarks provide further orientation, ranging from the high point of Haystack Mountain to the depression of Devils Hole. This 1963 survey captures the spatial arrangement of a working cattle landscape, preserved just as the Geological Survey recorded it from aerial photography and field checks.