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1969 Map of Longworth

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Longworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The settlement of Longworth serves as a primary anchor in this Fisher County landscape, situated at the intersection of local roads and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. To the northeast, the community of Sylvester is marked by its concentration of buildings and the nearby Sylvester Cem. The terrain is deeply etched by a network of waterways including Plum Creek, Sandy Creek, and Cottonwood Creek, all draining toward the Clear Fork Brazos River which meanders through the northern section of the quadrangle.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous oil wells and a Claypit located along the rail corridor, suggesting an economy built on both ranching and natural resource extraction. The map also captures fine-grained land management details, with red dashed lines indicating specific fence lines across the rolling plains. This record preserves the mid-century layout of small West Texas crossroads before later consolidations changed the rural footprint.