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1963 Map of Deer Creek

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Deer Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Little Wichita River meanders through the northwest corner of this Clay County landscape, where the local economy of the early 1960s is clearly defined by extensive petroleum extraction. Numerous designated zones including the Vera Strawn Oil Field, Acme Oil Field, and Rifle Oil Field dominate the terrain, interspersed with a network of pipelines and localized Oil Wells. The settlement of Halsell and the community near Deer Creek serve as the primary human anchors in this rural expanse.

Evidence of shifting transportation and infrastructure is found in the Old Railroad Grade cutting across the western sections, indicating a departure from rail reliance in favor of the roads that now service the oil fields and cattle ranches. Genealogists will find particular value in the locations of the Halsell Cem and Deer Creek Cem, which remain as fixed points of local heritage amidst the evolving industrial footprint of the Texas north plains.