Hillburn City serves as the central point of this Lea County landscape, illustrating a late-2010s pattern of high plains settlement organized by a rigid section-line road grid. The map reveals the quiet infrastructure of rural life, where long lanes like Willyard Ln and Mcwhorter Ln lead to isolated farmsteads and ranch properties. Genealogists will find particular value in the presence of the Old Plainview Cem and Cox Cem, which provide historical anchors for families in this corner of New Mexico. The terrain is marked by subtle depressions and ephemeral water features, crossed by an extensive network of county roads including Enterprise Rd and Dovey Rd. This layout reflects the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System, with boundaries like t14s r36e defining the agricultural and ranching allotments of the region.
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1954 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Brownfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Brownfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Brownfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Lovington
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Lovington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1970 · Prairieview
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Prairieview NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Hillburn City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000