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1900 Map of Atoka

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Atoka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation border line bisects this landscape, marking a significant era of territorial governance in Indian Territory during the late 1890s. The region is defined by the extensive drainage systems of Clear Boggy Creek and Muddy Boggy Creek, which supported early infrastructure like Davis Ferry. Settlements such as Atoka, Lehigh, and Caddo are established along the vital corridor of the Missouri Kansas and Texas RR, illustrating the rail-driven growth that shaped the area's early economy.

Genealogists and local historians can find landmark institutions like the Chickasaw Rock Academy and Buffalo Creek Church, alongside historically significant sites such as Old Boggy Depot and Robbers Roost. From the northern coal-mining influences near Phillips to the southern reaches of Bokchito and Bennington, the map provides a look at a landscape transitioning through the allotment era, with many small settlements and school sites that predate Oklahoma statehood.