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1970 Map of Rankin

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Rankin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The town of Rankin serves as the focal point of this 1970 survey, revealing a landscape defined by West Texas energy and ranching infrastructure. As the seat of Upton County, the town plan includes essential civic and recreational landmarks such as the High Sch, Hospital, and Athletic Fields, while the Drive-in Theater and Golf Course mark the mid-century social life of the community. The presence of the Dub Day Arena reflects the area's deep-rooted ranching culture, situated near a regional Landing Strip.

Beyond the town limits, the terrain is cut by drainage features like China Draw and Rankin Draw, leading south toward the prominent Noelke Hill. This is a landscape of active utility, crisscrossed by multiple Pipeline networks and dotted with an Oil Well and the Taylor Windmill. Genealogists will find the location of the Rankin Cem north of town, an important record of the local families who established these remote outposts.