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1965 Map of Hamlin NE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Hamlin NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Hamlin serves as the primary hub in this mid-1960s landscape, positioned at the intersection of significant transportation and industrial corridors. The town is flanked by a Municipal Airport and Sewage Disposal facility, while the surrounding rural landscape is defined by the convergence of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Missouri Kansas Texas railroads. To the north, an expansive Oil Field stretches toward the Stonewall Co Jones Co line, indicating the region's reliance on mineral extraction.

The topography is dominated by the prominent rise of Flat Top Mountain, which overlooks the winding courses of Paint Creek and California Creek. Evidence of earlier infrastructure persists in the form of an Old Railroad Grade north of town. For local historians, the presence of the East Cem and the small settlement of Pastura provide specific points of interest for tracing the genealogy and development of this West Texas prairie.