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1969 Map of Flat Top Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Oil production and ranching define this West Texas landscape near the triple border of Garza, Scurry, and Kent counties during the late 1960s. The prominent Flat Top Mountain stands as a central landmark above a terrain marked by extensive petroleum activity in the Oil Field and Lozone areas. The Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe railroad cuts a straight line through the territory, passing the small settlement of Fullerville and the community at Dermott near the southern edge.

Water sources like Rocky Creek, Grape Creek, and Little Grape Creek wind through the hills, providing necessary drainage for regional ranching operations like the Williams Ranch and the Fuller Bros LP Ranch. This survey captures the infrastructure of the era, from the various claypits and gravel pits to the presence of a Landing Strip and a Radio Tower, reflecting a specialized local economy driven by resource extraction and livestock.