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2012 Map of East Afton NE

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of East Afton NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The S Wichita River flows through the southern reaches of this West Texas landscape, where the local ranching economy depends heavily on scattered water sources and windmills. Numerous family-named landmarks such as Gene Williams Windmill, Gates Williams Windmill, and Stovall Windmill indicate the division of large pastoral tracts in King County. The terrain is defined by dry creek beds like Geneva Fork and China Cr, while Dripping Spring provides a rare natural water point in the northern section.

Transportation is limited to a sparse network of ranch roads and country routes, including Farm Road 193 and Co Rd-200. The reliance on mechanical water extraction is evident through the naming of specific pasture points such as the Upper Beef Pasture Windmill and the Upper Long Canyon Windmill. This map captures a specialized rural infrastructure built to sustain livestock across the vast, arid stretches of the Rolling Plains.