Heydrick's Ownership Map of Donley Co., Texas.

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Survey map of Donley County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, boundaries, bodies of water, railroad lines, and roads. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-right corner of the second sheet. Handwritten notes have been made on the map in red ink to make corrections and/or add information. Scale [ca. 1:48,000] (4000 feet to the inch).

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1 map : blueline ; 113 x 105 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1928.

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  • Main Title: Heydrick's Ownership Map of Donley Co., Texas.
  • Added Title: Map of Donley County, Texas

Description

Survey map of Donley County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, boundaries, bodies of water, railroad lines, and roads. A legend indicating drilling wells, gas wells, abandoned wells, and dry holes is included in the upper-right corner of the second sheet. Handwritten notes have been made on the map in red ink to make corrections and/or add information. Scale [ca. 1:48,000] (4000 feet to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map : blueline ; 113 x 105 cm.

Notes

"Oil men have used Heydrick Maps since 1870."

"Price: Cloth: $10.00, Paper: $6.00."

Handwritten note in pencil at the top of sheet 2: "Donley Co. sketch file 6. Dated 11-22-82. Rath Trail."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002084365
  • Accession or Local Control No: 12.B.4
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth492896

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This map is part of the following collections of related materials.

Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

Jesse Wallace Williams Map Collection

Historic topographic maps of locations in Texas and surrounding states. The detailed maps include precise locations of roads, waterways, structures and more.

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  • 1928

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  • Sept. 14, 2014, 8:47 a.m.

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Heydrick's Ownership Map of Donley Co., Texas., map, 1928; Wichita Falls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth492896/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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