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1970 Map of Texline North

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Texline North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Texline serves as the focal point for this high plains borderland, where the state line divides Union County, New Mexico, and Dallam County, Texas. The landscape is defined by its transit and infrastructure, notably the junction of the Colorado and Southern and Ft Worth and Denver railroads. Local recreation and utility are visible in features such as the Rodeo Ground, Landing Strips, and a Junkyard situated near the tracks south of town.

Evidence of historical transportation shifts is recorded by the Old Railroad Grade cutting across the northern sections, while the drainage of Apache Creek, East Rita Blanca Creek, and Perico Creek shapes the topography. This 1970 survey captures the area at a time when traditional cattle-country infrastructure like the Rodeo Ground existed alongside modern additions like a Roadside Park and industrial Gravel Pit sites.