1945 Map of Anadarko

About this map

Anadarko serves as the regional hub in this mid-century Oklahoma landscape, situated where Tonkawa Creek meets the Washita River. The map highlights the significant institutional presence of the Kiowa Indian Agency and the Riverside Indian School northwest of the town center. The transportation network is defined by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, which parallels the river through Verden. This survey reveals a dense rural infrastructure of one-room schoolhouses and community churches, such as Elderberry Sch and Wichita Mission Ch, which were the social anchors for farming families in townships like Shirley and Delaware. The terrain transitions from the river valley to the South Hills, showing a patchwork of section lines that organized the land into a productive agricultural grid.