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1965 Map of Pettit

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Pettit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Pettit and the surrounding agricultural lands of the High Plains are documented here during a period of significant petroleum extraction. The landscape is defined by the expansive Levelland and Slaughter Oil and Gas Field, where numerous well sites and pipelines interweave with the established section-line roads. This survey, conducted in the mid-1960s, captures the rural character of the Cochran and Hockley county line, where large-scale operations like Whiteface Farms managed the semi-arid terrain.

The topography is relatively flat, broken primarily by the winding path of Yellow House Draw in the northeast and several scattered Gravel Pits. These natural depressions and intermittent drainage ways provided the only significant relief in a region dominated by the industrial footprint of oil production and cotton farming. This document serves as an essential record for researchers tracing the intersection of Texas ranching history and the mid-century energy boom.