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2010 Map of Damon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The town of Damon sits at the southwestern edge of a landscape defined by significant geological salt domes and the petroleum industry that grew around them. This 2010 survey highlights the unique topography of Damon Mound and Nash Dome, features that disrupted the coastal prairie and provided fertile ground for the Damon Mound Oil Field and Nash Dome Oil Field. These elevated structures are prominent landmarks in an otherwise flat region, where land use is divided between energy extraction and agricultural operations.

Watercourses like Cow Creek and Turkey Creek meander across the terrain, crossing beneath a network of rural roads such as Rycade School RD and Damon Gin RD. Local aviation is also well-represented, with several private landing strips including Prairie Aire Field, Meyer Field, and H and S Airfield scattered throughout the countryside. The map reveals a transition from the concentrated street grid of the town to a vast outlying area of rural tracts and industrial infrastructure.