1970 Map of Burr Oak Creek

About this map

Kickapoo Creek winds through the northwestern corner of this landscape, carving through the Texas ranchlands along the border of Tom Green Co and Concho Co. The area is defined by its drainage network, where Burr Oak Creek and Brady Creek converge among several family-named landmarks and water sources. The Slator Ranch serves as a central point of human settlement in a territory otherwise dominated by sparse infrastructure and resource extraction. The presence of scattered Oil Wells, a Gas Well, and various Gravel Pits reflects the rural industrial character of the region during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These features, along with smaller tributaries like Welch Creek and Frog Pond Creek, highlight the essential relationship between the local geography and the agricultural and energy economies of the Edwards Plateau region.