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2013 Map of Shamrock

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Shamrock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Shamrock sits at the southern edge of this high plains landscape, where the agricultural grid meets a series of intermittent watercourses. The drainage of Sand Arroyo Cr and its tributaries, including W Fork San Arroyo Cr and Hoffman Cr, cut through the terrain, defining the local topography. This early 21st-century survey documents a sparsely populated rural district where large-scale land divisions are marked by a naming convention of numbered avenues and idiosyncratic road names.

Functional landmarks like Simpsons Reservoir and named properties such as Blessed Creek Farm provide specific points of reference for local historians. The area's transit is defined by a rigid section-line road network, featuring descriptive names like Hard Money Mile Rd, Yonder Mile Rd, and Shamrock Mile Rd. This map captures the intersection of traditional High Plains ranching or farming life with modern surveying, just as the digital era of mapping was becoming the standard.