1966 Map of Chalk SW

About this map

The rolling ranchlands of the Texas South Plains are documented here during the mid-1960s, a landscape defined by the drainage of the Middle Fork Wichita River. This specific area spans the Cottle Co King Co boundary, where large-scale ranching operations like the J Y Ranch West Camp anchored the local economy and social geography. The map reveals the practical infrastructure of isolated rural life, from a remote Landing Strip and numerous Wells to the Shinnery Cem, which provides a vital point of reference for genealogists tracking early settlers in this portion of the Rolling Plains.