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2012 Map of Alex

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Alex
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The town of Alex serves as the central hub of this Grady County landscape, where the meandering Washita River meets a complex network of tributaries and managed waterways. This 2012 survey illustrates an extensive water management system across the Oklahoma prairie, defined by numerous reservoirs such as Roaring Creek Site S-4 Reservoir and Winter Creek Site 9 Reservoir. These features suggest a landscape deeply tied to soil conservation and water control efforts along the Little Washita River and Soldier Creek.

For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of several significant burial sites, including Ireton Cemetery near the riverbanks and the Alex Cemetery and Morris Cemetery further south. The rectilinear grid of county roads, such as Lucile Road and County Street 2900, provides a precise framework for locating family homesteads and rural properties relative to the area's natural drainages like Bitter Creek and Dry Creek.