2022 Map of Briscoe

About this map

Briscoe and Gageby anchor this portion of the Texas Panhandle, positioned along the high plains where the landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Red River drainage system. The terrain is marked by significant erosion features such as Osburn Draw and the various branches of Gageby Cr, which wind through the open ranch land. Water management is a primary focus of the landscape’s development, evidenced by the Soil Conservation Service Site 22 Reservoir and the Soil Conservation Service Site 20 Reservoir, alongside Lake Fensterwald. For local historians and genealogists, the George Turcotte Family Cem remains a notable landmark of family heritage in this rural expanse. The map also traces the drainage patterns of Sweetwater Cr and Jenkins-Jones Cr as they cut through the plateau near the Hemphill and Wheeler County line.