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1963 Map of Megargel

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Megargel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Megargel serves as the central hub of this North Texas landscape, sitting at the intersection of local routes in southwestern Archer County. The map captures the community during the early 1960s, a period where the local economy was defined by a massive Oil Field and numerous scattered Oil Wells. The town's civic life is centered around the High Sch and the local Po, while the surrounding terrain is etched by the drainage of Kickapoo Creek and Spring Creek.

The landscape is further characterized by industrial extraction, with several Gravel Pit and Borrow Pit sites located near the watercourses. The convergence of four county lines—Archer, Baylor, Throckmorton, and Young—occurs just south and west of the township, emphasizing Megargel's position as a regional crossroads. A prominent Pipeline cuts across the northern and southern sectors, while a local Cem serves as a key landmark for genealogical research in the area.