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1960 Map of Cross Cut

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Cross Cut
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Cross Plains Oil Field and the neighboring Burkett Oil Field define the industrial character of this landscape at the intersection of Callahan, Coleman, and Brown counties. The terrain is marked by a high density of oil wells and storage facilities, interspersed with cattle country drained by Pecan Bayou and Little Pecan Bayou. Small rural hubs like Cross Cut and Dressy serve as focal points for the local ranching and petroleum economy, connected by a network of unimproved roads and an old railroad grade that arcs through the northern territory.

Genealogists and local historians can locate early family burial grounds such as Adams Cem and Dressy Cem, which remain as permanent markers in an area otherwise dominated by shifting energy production. The map illustrates a transition from the heavy rail reliance of the past to a modern dependence on pipelines and local service roads, with named watercourses like Turkey Creek and Dooley Creek providing the necessary drainage for this undulating section of the Texas plains.