The Sweetwater Oil Field serves as a primary industrial landmark in this Texas landscape, anchoring a network of rural roads and county routes. The terrain is defined by a dense system of seasonal waterways, including Kildoogan Creek, East Cottonwood Creek, and Plum Creek, which drain the open ranchland. Small settlements such as Orient, Capitola, Gannon, and Busby are scattered across the quadrangle, connected by farm-to-market roads like FM 57 and FM 419. In the southern portion of the sheet, the presence of Santa Fe Lake and the Sante Fe Depot Rd points to the area's historical transportation and water management infrastructure. Local water sources like Ben Jones Spring further indicate the importance of reliable water points in this semi-arid region of Nolan County.
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1893 · Roby
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Sweetwater
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Busby
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Bull Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Bernecker
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Roscoe
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Roby
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Eskota
USGS Topo · 1:24,000