1968 Map of Corry

About this map

Lamb Co and Hale Co meet along a straight meridian in this high plains landscape, where the primary topographic variation comes from the gentle depressions and the winding course of Blackwater Draw in the southwest. The small settlement of Corry sits at a crossroads, serving as a localized point of activity within a grid of section lines and secondary roads. The map reveals an intensive subterranean focus, marked by numerous Wells and an extensive Pipeline network cutting across the northwestern quadrant. Aviation history in the region is anchored by the Sherrod Landing Strip on the eastern side of the survey. This 1968 study illustrates the late-twentieth-century transition of the Texas Panhandle into a highly structured agricultural and energy-producing landscape, where even the most subtle drainage patterns like those of the draw dictated early settlement and travel.