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2016 Map of Shamrock East

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Shamrock East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The town of Shamrock anchors this Texas Panhandle landscape, where the grid of residential streets like N Texas St and E 12th St meets the open ranchland of Wheeler County. Just east of the main settlement lies the Shamrock Cem and the Shamrock Municipal Airport, serving as localized hubs for the community's infrastructure. To the east, the small rail-aligned settlement of Norrick marks a distinct point of interest for researchers of local transport and commerce.

The topography transitions into a complex network of drainage basins as the land moves south toward the Wheeler Co Collingsworth Co line. Water sources such as Stagg Lake, Lehman Springs, and Hackberry Cr define the rural character of the area, providing essential hydrology for the cattle and farming operations that have long sustained this portion of the Llano Estacado. The intersection of local county roads like Co Rd Z demonstrates the persistent reliance on a section-line grid for rural navigation.