1963 Map of Wortham

About this map

Wortham and its surrounding prairie land in central Texas appear here as a landscape defined by both the oil industry and rural agricultural life. During the early 1960s, the region was punctuated by active resource extraction at the Currie Oil Field, the Wortham Oil Field, and the Tehuacana Oil Field, reflecting the energy boom that shaped this part of the state. The town itself serves as a central hub, with the Southern Pacific railroad line providing the primary transportation corridor through Currie and southward. Local history researchers will find important genealogical markers, such as Red Cem, Long Bottom Cem, and Miller Cem, while education is anchored by Wheeler High Sch. The terrain is drained by a complex network of waterways, including Cedar Creek and Tehuacana Creek, which feed into New Wortham Lake and Wortham Lake.