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1969 Map of Indian Canyon

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Indian Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The drainage systems of Indian Canyon and Buck Canyon carve through this West Texas landscape along the border of Dawson and Borden counties. This 1969 survey reveals a terrain defined by intermittent waterways, including the winding course of Tobacco Creek and its tributary, Wet Tobacco Creek, which feed into the larger canyon networks. The map shows the region during a period of active resource extraction, evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and a Drill Hole scattered across the uplands.

Industrial and transport footprints are visible through features like the Gravel Pit and the appropriately named Outlaw Road. A small settlement at Mesquite sits in the northeast corner, providing a rare point of habitation in a landscape otherwise dominated by ranching and oil production. The map also records fine details of the era's land management, such as the system of red-dashed fence lines that cross the draws and ridges between Buck Creek and the county line.