2012 Map of Patricia NE

About this map

Union and Friendship represent the primary residential clusters within this West Texas landscape, where the vast, gridded agricultural allotments of Dawson County dominate the terrain. The map captures an era of energy extraction intertwined with cotton farming, most notably evidenced by the Gin Oil Field in the eastern portion of the quadrangle. A network of local roads and the primary corridor of State Highway 180 facilitate the movement of goods through this rural sector. The spatial layout reflects the persistence of these small communities in a region defined by commercial-scale land division and the steady footprint of the oil industry in the early 21st century.