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1967 Map of Hudspeth Draw

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Hudspeth Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Dry Devils River carves through the landscape of Sutton County in the late 1960s, a region defined by an extensive network of ephemeral drainages and isolated ranching operations. The map documents the spatial arrangement of historic family holdings, including the F A Hill Ranch, W Sawyer Ranch, and Aldwell Ranch, illustrating the vast scale of land use in West Texas. These ranches are connected by the Old Juno Road, which tracks along the southern portion of the sheet.

Water management is a central theme, evidenced by numerous named groundwater points such as Stokes Well, Hill Well, Binyon Well, and Dean Well. This reliance on subsurface water highlights the arid nature of the terrain between the Hudspeth Draw and Sawyer Draw. The presence of a major Pipeline and scattered Gas Wells suggests the integration of energy infrastructure into the traditional grazing lands during this era.