1969 Map of Humble City

About this map

Humble City and the nearby community of Knowles define this section of the High Plains in Lea County, documented here during a period of transition in the late 1960s and 1970s. The landscape is heavily marked by the infrastructure of the Permian Basin's energy and extractive industries, including numerous unnamed wells, a Pumping Sta, and multiple Gravel Pits scattered across the terrain. To the southeast, the expansion of higher education and regional aviation is evident in the proximity of College of The Southwest, New Mexico Junior College, and the Hobbs Industrial Airpark. The map clearly delineates the Texas State Line running along the eastern edge and the Hobbs Corporate Boundary encroaching from the south. Cultural landmarks like the Knowles Cem and Green Meadow Lake provide essential points of reference for genealogists tracing local families in this border region.