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1972 Map of McCamey North

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of McCamey North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The industrial footprint of the Permian Basin is clearly etched across this landscape, dominated by the extensive Mc Camey Oil Field and the massive storage capacity of the Mesa Tank Farm. The town of McCamey serves as the central hub, situated along the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. This 1970s survey captures a community built around energy production, where the grid of the town meets the complex network of the Shirk Oil Field and Fradean Oil Field to the north.

Evidence of mid-century local life is visible in features like the Drive-in Theater, Badger Stadium, and the Garden of Memories (Cemetery). The rugged topography of King Mountain looms over the valley, reached by the winding King Mountain Road. Historic water sources such as Old Maid Spring and Barrel Spring stand in contrast to the modern infrastructure of the County Municipal Airport and the numerous pipelines that crisscross the terrain.