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1962 Map of Muleshoe

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Muleshoe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Muleshoe is anchored by the diagonal corridor of the Panhandle and Santa Fe railroad, which defines the town’s layout and growth. The community serves as an educational and civic hub for this portion of Bailey County, featuring several named schools such as Richland Hills Sch, Hilltop Sch, and Mary Del Shazo Sch. The landscape is dominated by the broad, dry path of Blackwater Draw, with numerous wells and scattered depressions like Willow Lake indicating the area's reliance on groundwater for agriculture.

Industrial and communication infrastructure is evident in the Radio Tower (KMUL) and a complex network of pipelines. Revisions from 1979 highlight the town's expansion toward Warren Airfield, showing new residential streets and recreational facilities like the Golf Course and a Drive-in Theater. This survey captures the transition of a High Plains ranching center into a more modernized regional service town.