1966 Map of Grandview School

About this map

The boundary between Carson Co and Gray Co divides this landscape, where the agricultural and industrial infrastructure of the Texas Panhandle is clearly visible. The local community center is anchored at Grandview Sch in the eastern portion of the sheet. Across the terrain, the prominence of Gas Well and Oil Well markings indicates the importance of petroleum extraction to the local economy during the mid-1960s. Drainage is defined by the winding course of McClellan Creek in the southwest, while a network of service roads and a Pipeline cut across the high plains to connect various Storage Bins. This survey captures a moment when the Panhandle's traditional ranching or farming uses were being heavily overlaid by the expansion of the energy sector.