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1968 Map of Chalk

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Chalk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The North Wichita River carves a winding path through the northern Cottle County landscape, defining a terrain shaped by gypsum-rich waters and cattle ranching history. Settled near the southern edge of the sheet, the small community of Chalk appears with its cluster of structures, including a gin and a nearby landing strip, serving the surrounding agricultural plains. The geography is characterized by numerous seasonal drainages like Salt Creek and Buffalo Creek, which feed into the river system through eroded breaks in the plains.

Energy extraction and land management are evident through numerous scattered oil and gas wells, alongside a gravel pit located north of Hackberry. Water resources, critical in this semi-arid region, are marked by features such as Salt Spring and Worley Lakes. The map also captures several fine red dashed lines indicating selected fence lines, a detail that allows local historians to trace the organization of large ranching tracts during the late 1960s and subsequent revisions in the late 1970s.