1962 Map of Sanco

About this map

Sanco serves as the focal point for this section of the West Texas landscape, where the rugged terrain is defined by prominent elevations such as Meadow Mountain, Horse Mountain, and Durham Peak. The map documents a territory transitioning through the mid-20th century, marked by a network of energy infrastructure cutting across the drainage basins of Yellow Wolf Creek and Meadow Creek. The expansive I A B Oil Field dominates the southern reaches, characterized by numerous Oil Wells and a Gas Well that indicate the area's economic reliance on petroleum during the 1960s. Natural features like Panther Gap and Rough Creek provide geographic landmarks against the industrial footprint of the scattered wells and the Nolan Co Coke Co boundary line. Later revisions recorded in the 1980s illustrate the continued development of the Pipeline network, overlaying the original topography with modernized energy corridors.