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1950 Map of Acworth

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Acworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Red River dominates this landscape along the Texas-Oklahoma border, carving a series of dramatic oxbows and cut-offs that define the regional geography. The river's historical movement has left behind significant backwater features such as Lick-Skillet Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and the Lick-Skillet Cut-off, illustrating the constant shift of the waterway between Red River County and McCurtain County. This 1950s survey documents a rural society built on the higher ground surrounding these floodplains, anchored by the settlements of Greenwood and Acworth.

Local life at mid-century is marked by a dense network of country institutions, including several namesake schools like Maple Springs Sch and Mt Olive Sch. The landscape is etched with small waterways like Whitegrass Creek and Collier Creek, while cemeteries such as Bachman Cem and churches like Ebenezer Ch provide valuable touchstones for genealogists researching family ties in this borderland. The topography reveals a transition from the winding river bottoms to the wooded elevations of the Kirk area.