1965 Map of Mattox Draw NE

About this map

West Hibbard and East Hibbard define this high plains landscape in the mid-1960s, showing a transition from open prairie to the carved drainage basins of the Arkansas River watershed. The area is characterized by a sparse settlement pattern typical of western Kansas, where infrastructure is concentrated at wide intervals. Education and transport are represented by the North Kearny Sch and the Dienst Ranch Airport in the south, while the landscape is dissected by the seasonal paths of Campbell Draw and James Draw. A single Gas Well in the southeastern corner indicates the early expansion of energy extraction into these ranchlands. This survey provides a precise look at the section lines and small depressions that dictated land use before modern center-pivot irrigation further altered the topography.