1962 Map of Haxtun West

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Haxtun and Dailey anchor this high-plains landscape in the early 1960s, showing a region defined by agricultural surveying and emerging energy extraction. The Burlington Northern railroad cuts a straight line through the southern half of the sheet, providing the primary transport artery for the small grain-handling and residential centers. In the west, the Dailey Oil Field is marked by numerous gas wells and drill holes, illustrating the industrial expansion occurring alongside traditional ranching. Natural drainage is dictated by the ephemeral paths of Wildhorse Creek and the North Fork Frenchman Creek, which carve subtle topography into the prairie. Local civic life is concentrated on the eastern edge at Haxtun, where a High Sch, Cemetery, and residential grid including Strohm St suggest a stable community at the edge of Phillips County.