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2017 Map of Elida SE

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Elida SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Roosevelt County's high plains are defined here by a precise grid of agricultural and transport lines, captured in this 2017 study. The landscape is organized around the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t5s r32e and t6s r33e carving the terrain into regular sections. This geometric order is reflected in the local road network, where thoroughfares such as S Roosevelt Road 27 and S Roosevelt Road 28 follow section boundaries with mathematical regularity.

Surface features are sparse, typical of the Llano Estacado's flat topography. A series of north-south corridors, including S Roosevelt Road AG and S Roosevelt Road AF, serve the surrounding ranching and farming operations. The map provides a clear look at the infrastructure of modern rural New Mexico, where the legacy of early 20th-century land partitioning remains the dominant feature of the physical environment.