1969 Map of Humble City NE

About this map

Wards Draw cuts a prominent path through this arid landscape on the Texas-New Mexico border, where the industrial infrastructure of the Permian Basin dominates the terrain. This 1969 survey, revised with 1977 aerial photography, documents the expansion of the Texpac Oil Field across the southern portion of the quadrangle. The map is a study in specialized land use, where dozens of well sites and a dense network of pipelines overlay a rural grid marked by infrequent settlements like Waits Ranch. The presence of an Airport (Abandoned) and a Substa suggests changing transportation and utility needs during the mid-20th century. Local industry is further evidenced by a Gravel Pit and numerous drill holes, illustrating a region defined by extraction and resource management rather than residential growth.