1956 Map of Washburn

About this map

The settlement of Washburn and the small station of Yarnall define this Panhandle landscape at the intersection of early Texas rail corridors and modern highway expansion. A 1956 ground survey, updated with aerial observations through 1973, details the rail-driven geography where the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Fort Worth and Denver lines cut across the plains. These tracks were instrumental in establishing the region as a shipping point for the surrounding cattle and agricultural land. South of the townsite, the terrain descends toward Mulberry Creek, showing the transition from the flat high plains to the drainage breaks. For those researching local roots, the Washburn Cem is clearly marked, and the map provides an exacting look at the boundaries between Potter, Carson, Randall, and Armstrong counties.