1960 Map of Callisburg

About this map

The Red River carves a wide, looping path along the northern boundary of this Texas-Oklahoma borderland, defining the transition from the sandy flats of Washington to the rolling petroleum-rich hills of Cooke County. At the dawn of the 1960s, the local economy is visibly driven by the Walnut Bend Oil Field and Woodbine Oil Field, where numerous oil and gas wells dot the landscape between Hickory Creek and Timber Creek. Community life centers on the established town of Callisburg and smaller settlements like Custer City, supported by a network of rural institutions including Tabernacle Ch, Spring Grove Ch, and the Gainesville State School For Girls. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of numerous burial grounds, such as Center Hill Cem and Nelson Grove Cem, while the inclusion of the Drive-in Theater near Gainesville provides a glimpse into the era's mid-century roadside culture.