1969 Map of Kress East

About this map

The High Plains landscape of Swisher and Hale Counties is defined here by the industrial-scale agricultural development of the late 1960s. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad serves as the primary corridor for commerce, cutting diagonally through the terrain to connect the settlements of Kress and Finney. The map reveals a high density of water infrastructure, with dozens of irrigation wells scattered across the township grids, supporting the region's intensive farming legacy. Local landmarks include the High Sch in Kress and the winding course of Rock Draw to the north. A notable administrative detail is the Swisher Co Hale Co line, which bisects the quadrangle, alongside an Indefinite Boundary that suggests the complex nature of local land surveying in this portion of the Texas Panhandle.