2022 Map of Bootleg

About this map

Tierra Blanca Cr winds through this section of Deaf Smith County, carving a subtle path across the High Plains landscape. The map illustrates a strictly organized agricultural grid, where ranch roads and county routes define the modern boundaries of the Texas Panhandle. This systematic division of land is anchored by Ranch Rd 1412 and Ranch Rd 1058, which intersect to facilitate the movement of goods and livestock across the plains. The sparse placement of named features highlights the expansive nature of the region, where the terrain is shaped more by these transport arteries and the intermittent flow of the creek than by concentrated settlements. Researchers of local land use can see how the road network, including Co Rd RR and Co Rd Q, creates the large-scale parcels characteristic of contemporary West Texas ranching and farming operations.