1956 Map of Washburn

About this map

Washburn sits at the junction of two major rail systems, the Fort Worth and Denver and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, highlighting its role as a Panhandle transportation hub. This 1950s landscape, later updated in the late 1960s, reveals a terrain defined by numerous depressions and catchments typical of the Llano Estacado. The settlement pattern is concentrated near the tracks, where the Washburn Cem and a grid of residential streets appear alongside significant infrastructure, including a prominent Telegraph Line and a large Pipeline crossing the northern plains. In the south, the headwaters of Mulberry Creek begin to carve through the level plateau, providing a rare break in the flat topography. The map also documents the arrival of modern highway engineering, with a section of road marked as Under Construction in the northwest corner, signaling the shift from rail to interstate travel.