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1965 Map of Plains 1 NE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Plains 1 NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Levelland and Slaughter Oil and Gas Field dominates this Llano Estacado landscape, revealing the intensive petroleum infrastructure of West Texas during the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a grid-like network of service roads and pipelines supporting a refinery and radio tower, illustrating the industrial footprint on the high plains. In the northwestern corner, the Girls Town USA settlement stands as a notable social landmark near several gravel pits.

Hydrological features are defined by the ephemeral courses of Lost Draw and Sulphur Draw, which carve shallow depressions across the flat terrain. Transport and logistics are anchored by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which runs north-south through the center of the survey. The map also records the precise meeting of four Texas counties, showing the intersections of the Cochran Co Hockley Co, Cochran Co Yoakum Co, and Hockley Co Terry Co boundaries.