1976 Map of Memphis SE

About this map

The braided channels of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River dominate this 1976 orthophotograph of southeastern Hall County. This specialized imagery, prepared from aerial photographs by the U.S. Geological Survey, reveals the intricate sandbars and shifting hydrology of the Texas Panhandle landscape. In the southern portion of the sheet, the Little Red River flows toward its confluence, bordered by the small agricultural communities of Parnell and Hulver. The contrast between the broad, sandy riverbed and the surrounding organized grid of farm plots illustrates the region's reliance on irrigation and specific land-use patterns during the mid-1970s. For those researching local history, the map provides a clear record of rural road networks and field boundaries as they existed nearly fifty years ago, long before more recent changes in land management or environmental shifts.