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1971 Map of Albion

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Albion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The St Louis-San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal path through this landscape, connecting the valley settlements of Talihina and Albion. The terrain is defined by distinct topographical basins, including the Tuskahoma Valley and Buffalo Valley, separated by the distinctive peaks of the Potato Hills. The Kiamichi River meanders across the southern portion of the map, carving a wide floodplain that has historically dictated the placement of agricultural fields and rural homesteads.

Family history is well-preserved through numerous small burial grounds and rural congregations, such as Armstrong Cem, Noah Cem, and Green Hill Ch. The presence of several Gravel Pits near the rail line suggests a local economy tied to the extraction of river deposits. This 1971 field check records the area just as modern infrastructure like Highway 271 began to standardize travel through these previously isolated mountain valleys.