1969 Map of O'Donnell

About this map

The town of O'Donnell anchors this 1969 topographic study, situated precisely at the border of the Lynn Co Dawson Co line in the Texas High Plains. The map captures the agricultural and industrial character of the era, from the grid-patterned streets and Park of the town center to the outlying Rodeo Ground and local Radio Tower. The landscape transitions from the flat tableland of the Staked Plains into the more complex topography of the T J F Draw, where the descent toward the Caprock is evident. Local land use is documented through numerous Gravel Pit locations and several Oil Well sites, reflecting the region's reliance on mineral extraction alongside ranching operations like the Caprock Ranch. A lone Spring in the southern reaches of the quadrangle provides a specific point of interest for researchers of local hydrology and early settlement patterns near the O'Donnell Cem.