2020 Map of Obar

About this map

Obar sits at a crossroads in the northeastern high plains of Quay County, where the long diagonal of Bell St intersects with the section lines of the Llano Estacado. This corner of New Mexico is defined by its wide, open range and a rigid grid of rural routes including Quay Road L and Lockney Rd. The settlement’s history is anchored by the Obar Cem, a key landmark for genealogists tracing early families in this ranching country. To the northeast, the terrain is subtly shaped by the drainage of the West Fork Nara Visa Arroyo, which cuts through the otherwise uniform elevation. The map illustrates the persistent structure of western land management, with township boundaries like t16n r35e and t15n r36e organizing the landscape into the predictable blocks that have governed life here for over a century.