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1966 Map of Avant

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Avant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Avant sits at the junction of the Missouri Pacific railroad and the winding Bird Creek in this mid-1960s survey of the Osage Hills. The landscape is heavily defined by the regional petroleum industry, marked by the expansive Big Heart Oil Field, West Avant Oil Field, and Black Dog Oil Field. These industrial zones are interspersed with rural landmarks including Dripping Spring and cemeteries like Avant Cem and Lombard Cem.

The map reveals the intersection of natural hydrology and human enterprise, where numerous tributaries such as Candy Creek, Quapaw Creek, and Javine Creek cut through the oil-producing terrain. This record captures the area shortly before significant updates in the 1980s, documenting the presence of the Skia took Field and the complex boundary lines separating Osage, Washington, and Tulsa counties.