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1966 Map of South Plains

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of South Plains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The settlement of South Plains sits atop the high Caprock escarpment, a landscape defined by its agricultural utility and the infrastructure of the Southern Plains. This mid-1960s survey by the Geological Survey and the Texas Water Development Board illustrates a plateau heavily modified for irrigation and industry. The presence of numerous Well sites and the Cedar Hill Cotton Gin highlights the area's reliance on groundwater and its role in the regional cotton economy.

Logistics and transport are anchored by the Fort Worth and Denver railroad, which cuts through the northern section of the map near the Quitaque Creek drainage. The terrain is marked by a distinctive network of fine red dashed lines indicating selected fence lines, which, combined with labels for a Substation and Water Tank, provide a meticulous record of land use and property divisions during this era of West Texas development.