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2013 Map of Milnesand NW

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Milnesand NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Eagle Hill Cem stands as a lonely landmark in this high plains landscape of Roosevelt County, where the geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System defines the human footprint. Surveyed in 2013, the area shows a clear transition from traditional cattle ranching and homesteading to modern resource extraction. The northern and southern reaches of the map are punctuated by the Chaveroo Oil Field and the Milnesand Oil Field, signifying the region's industrial role within the Permian Basin's periphery.

The local road network, including S Roosevelt Road Z and S Roosevelt Road 35, follows the section lines with rigid adherence, carving the terrain into predictable mile-square blocks. This layout is typical of the Llano Estacado, where the flatness of the land allows for such mathematical regularity. For researchers, the map provides a contemporary view of these remote oil operations and the small, isolated burial grounds that preserve the names of early settler families.