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1916 Map of Electra

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Electra
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Electra stands as a significant rail and road hub during the height of the early 20th-century oil boom, situated precisely where the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad cuts across the Wilbarger and Wichita County line. The map reveals a landscape defined by its rural social infrastructure, with several educational and religious centers serving the surrounding ranching and petroleum lands, including Mt Carmel Church and the Enterprise School.

A network of early regional thoroughfares, such as the Vernon Fort Worth and Denver Road and the Burkburnett Road, radiate from the town center, tracing the migration and commerce routes of the North Texas plains. Water features like China Creek and Adams Creek provide a natural contrast to the surveyed grid of the Boundary Line, illustrating how early settlers navigated the topography of the Red River valley region.