Knott serves as the primary hub of this West Texas landscape, situated along the county line where Martin Co meets Howard Co. The area is defined by a dense grid of rural roads and agricultural routes, including FM 846 and W Fm 846, which facilitate movement across the level plains. A diagonal corridor for Route 87 cuts through the northeastern corner, providing a major thoroughfare between larger regional centers. Small, scattered wetlands and depressions are peppered across the terrain, contrasting with the structured network of farm-to-market roads like Fm 2230 and W Fm 1785. This 2019 survey documents the modern layout of these high plains communities, showing how land ownership and transportation remain tied to the long-standing county boundary and the historical reliance on local road systems like Co Rd 4500 and Co Rd 3800.
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1954 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1966 · Knott
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Merrick
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Knott SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Knott SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Lenorah East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Knott NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Vealmoor
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Ackerly
USGS Topo · 1:24,000