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2022 Map of Ames

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Ames
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Ames serves as the primary hub in this corner of Major County, where the street grid of Alva St and Cleo St meets the open agricultural landscape of northwestern Oklahoma. The geography is defined by the winding course of the Cimarron River, which cuts across the southern portion of the map, and the seasonal drainage of Hoyle Cr to the north. These waterways have historically shaped the settlement patterns and road networks that divide the plains into a precise grid of section lines.

Residential and recreational clusters like Crystal Lakes and the settlement at Lindley sit near Silver Lake, illustrating the local importance of water access in this prairie environment. The map also captures the convergence of three counties—Major, Blaine, and Kingfisher—at a point south of the main township, a detail of particular interest for researchers tracking jurisdictional changes and family land holdings across these rural borders.