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1973 Map of Emory Corral

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Emory Corral
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Wild Horse Draw and Emory Draw carve through this arid landscape of Culberson County, defining a region where water management was essential to ranching survival in the 1970s. The terrain is marked by a dense network of catchment features, including Lower Calhoun Tank, Barstow Tank, and Pecos Tank, which served as vital resources for livestock in this high-desert environment. These named tanks, alongside others like Sifford Tank and Cargile Tank, illustrate the historical footprint of cattle operations across the range.

A solitary Pipeline cuts across the southern portion of the sheet near Budweiser Draw, indicating the infrastructure required to move resources through this isolated territory. The concentration of water-related landmarks, such as Carr Tanks and the Frijole Tank near Frijole Draw, provides researchers and genealogists a clear view of the land-use patterns and family-named improvements that shaped this part of West Texas during the late twentieth century.