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1968 Map of Gardendale

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Gardendale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The North Cowden Oil Field and Midland Farms Oil Field dominate this Permian Basin landscape, where industrial infrastructure meets ranching heritage at the border of Andrews and Ector County. Settlement is clustered around the small hub of Gardendale and the named crossroads of Scharbauer City, connected by a network of roads and numerous pipelines that define the local economy.

A network of numbered and named water sources, including Ward Windmill, Mutt Windmill, and Caliche Windmill, reveals the critical role of groundwater in this arid terrain. The map also records localized features like the Circle Bar Ranch and several gravel pits, providing a detailed look at the land use patterns during the late 1960s and early 1970s. This survey is particularly useful for those tracing the development of oil infrastructure and early rural community layouts in West Texas.