1976 Map of Roundup

About this map

Roundup occupies the lower portion of this 1976 orthophotograph, centered in a landscape defined by high-plains agriculture and the distinct circular patterns of playa lakes. The aerial imagery captures the geometric precision of the South Plains, where square agricultural plots are interrupted only by a prominent County Line and natural depressions that dot the terrain. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this survey provides a direct visual record of land use and vegetation patterns during the mid-1970s, showing the specific layout of farmsteads and transport routes around the settlement of Roundup before subsequent decades of development altered the rural footprint.