The Bankhead Highway Historic District runs through the northern reaches of this West Texas landscape, mirroring the path of the interstate near Trent. This corridor represents a vital early transcontinental route, surrounded here by a grid of rural roads and the industrial footprint of the energy sector. The map documents multiple production areas including the White Flat Oil Field, Northwest Dora Oil Field, and the North Dora Oil Field, alongside the Grimes Gasoline Plant. These facilities are interspersed with small settlements and named locales such as Grimes, Tesco, and Herndon. Waterways like Noodle Cr and Stink Cr drain the terrain toward the south, where the eponymous Chalk Peak rises. Genealogy and local history researchers will find the White Church Cem and the Adrian Ranch noted among the sprawling ranchlands and oil patches.
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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
1957 · Merkel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Noodle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Eskota
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Holder Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Lake Sweetwater
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1984 · Merkel West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000