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1961 Map of Bowie

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Bowie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The railroad town of Bowie serves as a central hub in Montague County, defined by the junction of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Fort Worth and Denver railroads. The grid of the city center is detailed down to street-level names like Jefferson St and Elba St, alongside civic institutions such as North Ward Sch and Elmwood Cemetery. The landscape transitioning away from the urban center reveals an economy rooted in resource extraction and agriculture, evidenced by the Hildreth Oil Field and scattered Gravel Pits.

Elevated terrain features like Queens Peak and Cougar Mountain break the horizon, while smaller rural communities such as Fruitland and McDonald dot the surrounding countryside. This survey captures the region as its transportation infrastructure was modernizing, showing an old railroad grade alongside the active rail lines and the established Bowie Airfield. Local genealogy is well-represented through numerous rural burial grounds, including Tage Cem and Lindale Cem, and country churches like Lone Star Ch.