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1970 Map of Arnett SW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Arnett SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Lake Lloyd Vincent and its surrounding Picnic Areas serve as a central geographic anchor in this 1970 survey of the Oklahoma-Texas borderlands. Located within the Ellis County State Wildlife Management Area, this reservoir is fed by Coon Creek and Commission Creek, illustrating the water management strategies of the era in the high plains. The terrain is defined by the drainage basins of Little Robe Creek and Hog Creek, where the landscape transitions from the upland plateaus of Hopewell to the rugged draws of Little Robe.

Evidence of local industry and rural life is scattered across the township lines, including several Gas Wells, an Oil Well, and resource extraction sites like a Caliche Pit and various Gravel Pits. For those tracing local genealogy or land use, the Allmon Cem and the complex network of property boundaries, marked by a detailed pipeline and fence lines, offer a clear look at the spatial organization of Ellis County just before the 1970s.