2016 Map of Ralls SE

About this map

Owens serves as the primary settlement center for this agricultural portion of Crosby County, where a rigid grid of local roads organizes the High Plains landscape. The map reveals a land defined by numerous circular depressions, characteristic of the region’s topography, which collect surface water across the plains. In the southeast corner, the terrain shifts abruptly as the drainage of McDonald Cr cuts into the caprock, creating a more complex system of draws and breaks. This 2016 survey documents the enduring importance of rural infrastructure, tracing a network of ranch-to-market and county roads including Ranch Rd 1831 and Fm 40 that facilitate the movement of goods and people between isolated farmsteads and the community at Owens.