1960 Map of Winkler

About this map

Chambers Creek and Richland Creek converge in this corner of North Central Texas, where the terrain is marked by a mix of agricultural bottomlands and industrial development. The survey, field-checked in 1960, documents a landscape where rural community life and natural resource extraction exist side-by-side. The presence of the Reka Oil Field and Stewards Mill Oil Field indicates the importance of petroleum to the local economy during the mid-twentieth century. Scattered settlements like Winkler and St Elmo are centered around small country churches and family burial grounds. Local genealogists will find several notable sites including Pleasant Hill Ch, Sweatman Cem, and the community of Petersburg, which includes both Petersburg Ch and Petersburg Cem. The map's detailed fencing and field lines provide a clear view of the land partitions across the Navarro Co Freestone Co line.