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1970 Map of Seagraves SW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Seagraves SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The O D C Oil Field dominates this 1970 Gaines County landscape, where the extraction economy of West Texas is written across the terrain in a dense network of pipelines and wells. Industrial activity is concentrated in the south, featuring a Refinery and a Sulfur Plant situated near the intersection of local transport routes. This map documents a period of specialized land use, where the intermittent drainage of McKenzie Draw and Wardswell Draw cuts through an otherwise arid expanse of oil infrastructure and surface excavations.

Local civic life is represented by the County Memorial Cem and the County Park Golf Course on the eastern edge of the quadrangle. These features, along with numerous Gravel Pits, reflect the logistical and social footprint of the mid-century petroleum boom. The presence of these landmarks provides a precise record for genealogists and industrial historians tracing the development of the Permian Basin's energy landscape.