Southland serves as the primary hub in this West Texas landscape, positioned where major regional routes and local roads converge. The settlement pattern follows a strictly organized grid of farm-to-market roads and county lines, reflecting the intensive agricultural and industrial land use of the High Plains. Local history and genealogy are anchored by the Resthaven Cemetery, located south of the main township. Beyond the small residential clusters of Hackberry and Pleasant Valley, the economy is defined by energy extraction, notably at the Suniland Oil Field and the P H D Oil Field. Water is scarce in this environment, with the Sand Creek Ranch marking one of the few named topographic features in the northeast. The map provides a clear look at the infrastructure that supported rural life in Garza County during the early 21st century.
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1954 · Lubbock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Slaton
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Southland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Wilson
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Slaton NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Cap Rock
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · South Dokegood Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1969 · Post West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · New Lynn
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Grassland
USGS Topo · 1:24,000