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2016 Map of Dodd

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Dodd
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Dodd sits atop the high plains of the Texas Panhandle, positioned along the border between Castro Co and Lamb Co. This landscape is defined by the expansive agricultural grid of the Llano Estacado, where a dense network of county roads such as Co Rd 627 and Co Rd 504 crisscrosses the level terrain. The primary natural break in this geometric pattern is Running Water Draw, which meanders through the northeastern corner of the area.

The settlement pattern here reflects the specialized rural infrastructure of the early 21st century, with farm-to-market routes like FM 1055 and FM 3458 providing the essential links between remote homesteads and larger regional hubs. The presence of numerous small depressions and intermittent water features across the plains suggests the importance of local drainage in this semi-arid region, where land use is dictated by the availability of water and the relentless geometry of the sectional survey system.