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1961 Map of Shawville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Shawville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Colorado River winds through the northern reaches of this West Texas landscape, where the settlement of Shawville serves as a small anchor along the highway. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevations such as Juniper Peak and Cedar Mtn, while the subterranean economy is marked by the presence of the Bronte Oil Field and an extensive network of pipelines.

Water management and natural drainage are central to the area's geography, with numerous tributaries including Kickapoo Creek, Oak Creek, and the curiously named Double Barrel Creek feeding into the main river valley. Industrial activity is evidenced by several Gravel Pits and a Borrow Pit, while the transportation corridor of route 277 bisects the quadrangle, showing sections of infrastructure marked as dismantled by the time of the late 20th-century revisions.