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1990 Map of Ada

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Ada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Ada serves as the primary hub of this landscape, its urban grid situated at the junction of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR and several regional roads. As the home of East Central State University, the city anchors a region defined by a transition from the agricultural plains to the more varied terrain of the Chickasaw Nat Rec Area near Sulphur. The serpentine Canadian River forms the northern boundary, while man-made features like Lake Konawa and the Atoka Reservoir indicate the mid-century development of water resources across South Central Oklahoma.

Smaller settlements such as Stonewall, Fittstown, and Asher dot the surrounding countryside, connected by a network of highways including the Indian Nation Turnpike. The map reveals the intricate drainage patterns of Muddy Boggy Creek and Clear Boggy Creek, which carve through the plains and woodlands. This 1990 revision, based on earlier data and aerial photography, captures the established rural-to-urban layout before modern suburban expansion significantly altered the fringes of these communities.