1962 Map of Cofferville

About this map

Cofferville and the surrounding agricultural lands of Lamb County are captured here during a period of steady ranching and water resource management in the 1960s. The landscape is dominated by the broad, low-lying drainage of Blackwater Draw, which meanders across the territory. This map records the rural community life centered around the Rocky Ford Ch, while also documenting the industrial footprint of the era through a significant Feedlot and several localized Sandpits. The presence of multiple Pipe Lines and numerous well sites indicates the intensifying energy and irrigation infrastructure typical of the Llano Estacado. These details illustrate a transition toward more intensive land use, where traditional cattle ranching and modern resource extraction began to share the West Texas plains.