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1970 Map of Texon

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Big Lake Oil Field dominates the landscape of Reagan County in the early 1970s, illustrating the heavy industrial footprint of petroleum extraction in West Texas. This era of production is marked by an extensive network of pipelines and numerous oil wells concentrated near the settlements of Texon and Santa Rita. These communities, along with Lone Wolf Camp, sit along the tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which provided the essential transportation link for the region's energy resources.

Water management in this arid environment is highlighted by the presence of several family or location-named landmarks, such as Mustang Windmill, West Windmill, and Highland Windmill. The natural drainage of Live Oak Creek and Big Lake Draw provides a stark contrast to the man-made infrastructure like the Alta Loma Tank. To the south, Grierson Springs serves as a notable natural feature in a terrain otherwise defined by the systematic grid of drilling and resource transport.