
The Palo Pinto Mountains dominate this 1960s landscape, where the rugged terrain of North Central Texas meets an active industrial footprint. The town of Strawn serves as the primary settlement, situated along the Texas and Pacific railroad line that follows the valley of Palo Pinto Creek. This corridor illustrates a mid-century rural economy shaped by natural resource extraction, evidenced by the numerous Oil Wells, Gas Wells, and an extensive Oil Field spanning the northern ridges.
27 named features on this map. Tap any name to fly to it.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? This feature index may not catch every label — zoom into the map to look around manually.
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1890 · Stephenville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1890 · Breckenridge
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · Palo Pinto
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Eastland
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Palo Pinto
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1920 · Stephenville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Abilene
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Abilene
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Gordon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1965 · Reddy Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000