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2019 Map of Merkel East

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Merkel East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Merkel anchors the northwestern corner of this West Texas landscape, where the town’s footprint is defined by the I-20 corridor and its intersection with CO RD 305 Bird. To the north, Rose Hill Cem serves as a significant genealogical marker for the community. The terrain is defined by a series of intermittent waterways including Mulberry Cr and Bull Wagon Cr, which snake through the rural Taylor County countryside between the small settlements of Cozart and Tye.

A network of county roads like Bull Wagon Rd and Hines Rd reveals the late 20th-century transition from purely agricultural land to residential developments such as W Bronco Ests. The map provides a clear look at the contemporary infrastructure that connects these small hubs, showing the interplay between modern transportation and the natural drainage patterns of the Llano Estacado's eastern edge.