1971 Map of Noelke SW

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts across the northern landscape of this 1971 survey, following the natural contours near Dutch Woman Draw. This arid region of West Texas is defined by its drainage patterns, with Spring Creek, O-Nine Draw, and Dove Creek Draw carving pathways through the terrain across the triple-county intersection of Irion, Crockett, and Schleicher. The map reveals an industrial layer of the early 1970s, documented through a series of pipelines, an Oil Well, and a Gas Well that indicate the area's role in energy production. Apart from these energy markers and a solitary Monument on a high point, the land remains largely open, characterized by cattle ranching infrastructure like fence lines and a Gravel Pit.