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1916 Map of Fowlkes

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

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Wichita River meanders through the southern reaches of this 1916 landscape, defining a terrain of carved creek beds and cattle-range geography in Wichita County. The settlement of Fowlkes serves as a primary reference point near the rail lines, representing the early twentieth-century development of North Texas before heavy industrialization. Transportation is dominated by the intersecting routes of the Fort Worth and Denver City and the Wichita Falls and Northwestern railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods and livestock through the region.

Local infrastructure is represented by the Rocky Point School and a Pumping Station along the river, indicating a rural community focused on education and water management. Numerous tributaries, including Whisky Creek, Wolf Creek, and South Fork Buffalo Creek, create a complex drainage pattern across the plains. This survey captures the county in a transitional state, showing the established rural schools and rail junctions that anchored local life during the first world war era.