2016 Map of Ramsdell

About this map

Pakan Cem sits near the eastern edge of this Panhandle landscape, where the high plains begin to break into the drainage systems of the eastern Texas border. The topography is defined by the headwaters and seasonal flows of N Long Dry Cr and S Long Dry Cr, which carve through the terrain north of the boundary between Wheeler and Collingsworth Counties. Human intervention in this arid environment is visible through the creation of small water bodies like Sandspur Lake and Lake Loraine, likely serving the ranching operations that dominate the region. A network of section-line roads such as Co Rd Z and Co Rd 6 grid the land, while McDowell Ranch Rd provides access to the more dissected ranchlands to the south. The southern portion of the map shows a more complex relief as the land descends toward the winding path of Sandy Creek.