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1969 Map of Eunice

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Eunice
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Eunice serves as the focal point of this late-1960s survey, illustrating a community deeply integrated with the surrounding Monument Jal Oil Field. The landscape is a working industrial grid, dominated by numerous Oil Wells, a sprawling network of pipelines, and a specialized infrastructure that includes a Gas Plant, Substa, and a Radio Tower. While the oil industry defines the region's economy, the map also captures the town's social life through features like the Drive-in Theater, Rodeo Ground, and the Eunice Municipal Recreation Area featuring a golf course.

Transportation and utility networks are prominent, from the Lea County-Eunice Airport to the Aqueduct entering the quadrangle from the north. Beyond the main settlement, smaller locales like Jones City and landmarks such as Hardy Flats and Monument Draw provide essential geographic context for researchers of Lea County history. The presence of a Cem and High Sch within the town limits offers specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in this corner of New Mexico.