Loading map...

2010 Map of Childress

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Childress
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Childress stands as the primary hub in this Texas Panhandle landscape, its grid of streets concentrated south of the railroad line that cuts across the territory. The surrounding countryside is defined by an extensive network of farm-to-market roads and county routes, including FM 2530, FM 268, and Co RD 15, which connect the town to outlying agricultural lands and drainage basins. Water management is a visible priority for the community, seen in the pair of reservoirs on the edge of the settlement.

Lake Scott and Park Lake provide recreational and utilitarian space near the town center, secured by the Lake Scott Dam and Park Lake Dam respectively. To the north and south, the terrain is carved by seasonal watercourses like Conkline Creek, Scatterbranch Creek, and North Groesbeck Creek. The map records a moment in the early 21st century when the traditional rural road system remained essential to the regional economy and local navigation.