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1961 Map of Bowie

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Bowie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Bowie serves as a major north Texas crossroads where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Fort Worth and Denver railroads intersect. This 1961 field-checked survey reveals a landscape transitioning from the cattle-driving era to a twentieth-century petroleum and gravel economy. Surrounding the town center, numerous neighborhood institutions like the North Ward Sch and South Ward Sch anchor the residential core, while the outskirts are marked by intensive energy development in the Hildreth Oil Field and the Mueller Oil Field.

Natural landmarks like Queens Peak and Rattlesnake Mountain overlook a network of creeks including Denton Creek and Brushy Creek. The presence of the Old Grade Railroad north of town provides a specific waypoint for those tracing earlier transportation routes that predated the mid-century rail alignments. Rural community life is further evidenced by scattered country churches like Lone Star Ch and several family or community burial grounds including Saint Peters Cem.