Fairview anchors the northeastern portion of this Howard County landscape, situated at the intersection of several significant local thoroughfares. This region of West Texas is characterized by its agricultural and industrial layout, where the geometric precision of county roads like Moore School Rd and Co Op Gin Rd hints at a history tied to rural education and cotton processing. The presence of the Varel Oil Field in the west-central section underscores the long-standing importance of petroleum extraction to the local economy. In the southern reaches, the terrain shifts near the drainage of Beals Cr, which connects Threemile Lake and Onemile Lake. These water features, alongside the uniquely named Buzzard Draw, provide the primary relief to an otherwise structured landscape of ranch roads and section lines.
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1941 · Morita
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Big Spring South
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Big Spring South
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Big Spring North
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Morita
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Big Spring North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Big Spring
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Big Spring North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Knott
USGS Topo · 1:24,000