1963 Map of Kismet SE

About this map

The Cimarron River winds through the southern reaches of this landscape, cutting through the high plains at the border of Kansas and Oklahoma. This 1963 survey captures a region defined by its ranching heritage and emerging energy economy, where the XI Ranch and XIT Ranch occupy large tracts of the terrain. The northern plateau is dotted with a Friends Ch and family-named landmarks like Twin Hills, while the land to the south drops sharply into a series of drainages, including Wolf Canyon and Keefe Canyon. These breaks in the plains reveal geological features such as Table Mesa. Economic activity is represented by dozens of distributed Oil Wells and Gas Wells, showing the mid-century intensification of resource extraction across the High Plains of Meade County.