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1962 Map of Wheeler

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Wheeler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Wheeler serves as the focal point of this Panhandle landscape, where the town grid is defined by a central Courthouse and Po. The surrounding terrain transitions from the relatively flat ranchland in the north, drained by Sweetwater Creek and Jenkins-Jones Creek, into the broken breaks and canyons carved by the North Fork Red River in the southwest.

Mid-century infrastructure is well-represented, showing the community's reliance on both land and air travel via the Halt Airfield. Cultural and commercial landmarks include a Drive-in Theater and a prominent Radio Tower 2565 standing south of the main town site. Smaller watercourses like Silver Creek and Bronco Creek meander through the hills, while a local Cem and numerous cattle tanks dot the sections, illustrating the rural-agricultural character of the county during the early 1960s.