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1961 Map of Jacksboro NE

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Jacksboro NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Rusmag Oil Field dominates the southern landscape of this Jack County survey, reflecting the intensive energy extraction defining the region in the early 1960s. Scattered Oil Wells and a network of pipelines crisscross the terrain, which is naturally drained by several winding waterways including Carroll Creek and Snake Creek. In the northeast corner, the rising waters of Lake Bridgeport begin to fill the valley of Crooked Creek, illustrating the intersection of industrial development and water management.

Transportation infrastructure is marked by the path of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad and a nearby Old RR Grade, tracing both active and former transit routes through the countryside. For those tracing local heritage, the Carroll Creek (Cem) sits near the center of the sheet, providing a fixed point of reference amidst a landscape shaped by resource extraction and the proximity of U.S. 281.