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1966 Map of Tonk Creek

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Tonk Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Sellers Hill rises as a prominent landmark in this section of Throckmorton County, overlooking a complex drainage system that feeds into North Elm Creek and Flat Creek. The landscape is defined by the branching tributaries of Tonk Creek, including its East Fork and West Fork, which carve through the terrain alongside Horse Creek and Tecumseh Creek.

Industry and land use are evident through numerous scattered Gravel Pit sites and several Drill Hole locations, indicating the extractive activities common to North Texas during the mid-1960s. A significant Pipeline traverses the southeastern portion of the map, highlighting the infrastructure supporting the local energy and resource economy. The survey, field-checked in 1966 with 1981 revisions, documents the rural character of the area near Ranger Creek before modern developments altered the original ranching and resource-driven footprint.