1966 Map of Mattox Draw SE

About this map

Mattox Draw carves a central path through this section of Kearny County, defining a landscape marked by the rise of the local energy and extraction industries during the mid-1960s. The map document is dominated by numerous Gas Wells and infrastructure developments across the townships of West Hibbard, East Hibbard, Hartland, and Lakin. This distribution of industrial points reveals a systematic pattern of resource exploration occurring just as photogrammetric methods were modernizing topographic survey accuracy. Evidence of local surface mining is also present, with a Gravel Pit located in the northwest and Shale Pits situated near the southern boundary, indicating the varied geological interests in the region during this era.