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2012 Map of Beck

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Beck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The community of Friendship and the neighboring settlement of Beck anchor this 2012 survey of the Texas High Plains in Lamb County. The landscape is defined by an exacting grid of agricultural roads, such as Co Rd-1222 and Co Rd-272, which partition the flat terrain into large-scale farming tracts. This geometric layout reflects the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on the region's development, where transport and irrigation take precedence over natural topography.

A network of state and local transit routes provides the primary infrastructure for this rural area. Significant thoroughfares like Ranch Road 37, Ranch Road 54, and FM-303 connect these isolated farming communities. Genealogists and local historians can trace the property lines and access routes that defined the area at the start of the 21st century, including the transition of Ranch Road 303 through the southern portion of the quadrangle.