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1967 Map of Kirkland South

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Kirkland South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Kirkland stands as the primary settlement in this corner of the Texas Panhandle, positioned near the northern border of the county line. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of South Groesbeck Creek and Raggedy Creek, which carve through the plains toward the Red River. This 1967 survey, updated with 1979 revisions, reveals a rural economy heavily dependent on the transport of goods, evidenced by the dual presence of the Fort Worth and Denver and the Quanah Acme and Pacific railroads.

For family historians, the Tennessee Valley Cemetery provides a specific point of reference within the agricultural landscape. The terrain becomes more dramatic toward the south, where Ninety-foot Canyon offers a sharp contrast to the surrounding oil fields. Numerous scattered oil wells indicate the industrial activity that shared the land with cattle ranching across the Childress Co Cottle Co boundary during the late 1960s.