2022 Map of North Cowden NW

About this map

State highway S Fm 181 cuts through the western portion of this Andrews County landscape, reflecting the modern infrastructure of the Permian Basin. This terrain is defined by a dense grid of service roads and section lines, including Sw 4000 and Sw 5500, which facilitate movement across the arid plains. The intersection of county-maintained routes like Co Rd 4501 and local thoroughfares such as Sw 2000 reveals a territory organized for intensive industrial and agricultural use. Numerous depressions and ephemeral water features dot the landscape between the roads, typical of the high plains drainage patterns in this part of Texas. The absence of traditional town centers highlights the area's role as a working landscape, where the road network itself—connecting routes like Co Rd 7000—is the primary indicator of human activity and land management.