1968 Map of Julia Lake

About this map

Julia Lake and the winding course of Crawfish Draw dominate this portion of the Texas High Plains in Hale County. The landscape is defined by its agricultural and industrial utility during the late 1960s, punctuated by numerous Wells and an isolated Oil Well that signify the region's reliance on groundwater and mineral extraction. Near the southern edge of the sheet, the Lakeview Ch stands as a focal point for the local rural community, while family-named benchmarks such as Stewart RM 1 and Stewart 2 provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking land use and property boundaries. The presence of Gravel Pits in the northeast indicates active resource harvesting in an area otherwise characterized by steady topographic depressions and intermittent water features typical of the Llano Estacado.