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1952 Map of China Grove

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of China Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The community of China Grove anchors this landscape in the Texas panhandle region, situated just north of the Scurry Co Mitchell Co line. The map illustrates a rural area defined by cattle ranching and an expanding petroleum infrastructure, evidenced by numerous Oil Tanks and a series of pipelines cutting across the terrain. Educational centers like the China Grove Sch and German Sch serve as the primary social hubs for the scattered residents of the district.

Water management is central to life here, with ephemeral drainages like Sulphur Creek and Wildcat Draw weaving through the landscape toward larger basins such as Lone Wolf Creek. In the northeast corner, the Roscoe Snyder and Pacific corridor introduces a vital transportation link for the region's agricultural and industrial output. The 1970s revisions, noted in purple, highlight significant industrial additions including a Radio Tower and Oil Storage Tanks, reflecting the continued importance of the energy sector in this part of Texas.