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2013 Map of Tatum North

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Tatum North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tatum anchors the southern portion of this Lea County landscape, showing a grid of residential and commercial streets situated at the junction of NM-206 and highway 380. The town’s layout includes civic markers like the local Po and the nearby Tatum Airport, which serves this ranching community. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of windmills, such as the North Schelling Windmill and South Schelling Windmill, which highlight the critical role of water infrastructure in this arid region of the Llano Estacado.

Beyond the town center, the landscape is divided into large ranching tracts like the D Bar Ranch. Notable natural features are sparse but include Ranger Lake in the northeastern corner and the sweeping path of Eightmile Draw to the southeast. The map details numerous family-named and sectional landmarks, from Dempster Windmill to West Berryhill Windmill, providing a clear picture of the pastoral economy and land use during this era.