1969 Map of Humble City SE

About this map

Johnson Draw and Seminole Draw carve subtle paths across this arid landscape, which straddles the New Mexico and Texas border along the line between Lea and Gaines counties. The area is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the petroleum industry during the late 1960s, with a dense network of Oil Wells and subsurface Pipelines extending across the high plains. Unlike more settled regions, this terrain is marked by industrial utility rather than town centers, featuring scattered Drill Holes and a Radio Tower that served as a navigational landmark in the open territory. For those researching the industrial history of the Permian Basin, the map offers an exact record of mid-century oil exploration and the infrastructure required to support it before the landscape was further altered by modern development.