1967 Map of Benoit

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts a diagonal path through this portion of Runnels County, serving the small community of Benoit. This 1967 field-checked survey reveals a landscape defined by its watercourses and petroleum industry. Numerous Oil Wells and a designated Oil Field are concentrated in the west, while a network of creeks including Mud Creek, Hog Creek, and the multiple branches of Mustang Creek drain the undulating terrain. A Roadside Park and the Norwood Cem provide points of interest for genealogists and local historians, while the inclusion of the Blanton settlement area further north documents the rural development patterns of the late 1960s. The map also captures extensive infrastructure, from various Gravel Pits to several prominent Pipelines traversing the ranch land.