2019 Map of Hilburn

About this map

The small community of Hilburn sits at a geographic crossroads on the Texas High Plains, where the borders of Castro, Lamb, and Hale counties meet. This 2019 survey captures a landscape defined by industrial agriculture and the drainage patterns of the Llano Estacado. The terrain is bifurcated by the North Fork Running Water Draw and the primary Running Water Draw, ephemeral watercourses that carve subtle depressions through the grid of county roads. Local aviation infrastructure is represented by the Hart Aerial Airport, which serves the surrounding farmstead network. The map reveals a highly structured environment where state-maintained routes like FM 168 and FM 2881 connect isolated rural homesteads. This documentation is particularly valuable for researchers tracing land use and property boundaries along the triple-county junction, offering a clear view of the region's modern rural development.