2010 Map of Perkins Lake

About this map

The Concho Bluff Oil Field defines the industrial character of this West Texas landscape, where energy extraction meets traditional ranching operations. Sparse water resources, centered on the ephemeral Perkins Lake and the McElroy Reservoir Dam, dictate the placement of human activity across Crane County. A network of private ranch roads, including McElroy Ranch Rd and McElroy Headquarters Rd, connects isolated outposts like the Railway Ranch and the Glass and Everitt Ranch. The map's most striking feature is the density of named water-pumping landmarks, such as the Pee Wee Windmill, West Shillie Windmill, and the Shearing Pens Windmill. These labeled structures provide essential waypoints for local history researchers and genealogists tracing the infrastructure of early 21st-century West Texas cattle and oil country.