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1967 Map of McEwen Draw

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of McEwen Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Jim Ned Creek and its major tributary, Clear Creek, dominate the topography of this Central Texas landscape near the border of Callahan and Coleman Counties. The 1967 terrain shows the significant impact of water management and petroleum extraction on the local economy. The primary feature is the newly formed Lake Coleman, created by the damming of the Jim Ned, with several spillways such as Spillway Elev 1832 regulating the reservoir levels.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Jim Ned Cem preserved on high ground above the inundation zone, serving as a landmark of earlier settlement patterns. The map is heavily marked with industrial development, including numerous Oil Wells, Gas Wells, and several Gravel Pits, indicating an era of intensive natural resource production. Smaller drainages like McEwen Draw and Rough Creek carve through the surrounding fields, illustrating the transition from ranching to a modern industrial and recreational landscape.