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2018 Map of Bessie

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Bessie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Washita River meanders across this Custer and Washita County landscape, passing just east of the southern extent of Clinton and flowing south toward the town of Bessie. This 2018 survey reveals a terrain defined by water management and rural burial sites. Numerous reservoirs, such as Buehler Reservoir, Bear Cr Site 4 Reservoir, and Boggy Cr Watershed Site 27 Reservoir, are distributed across the township grids, illustrating the region's reliance on managed water resources for agriculture and local needs.

Genealogists will find this map particularly valuable for its density of small, named cemeteries. From the John Old Crow Cem and Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cem in the north to the Union-Hatchett-Cem and Peace Lutheran Cem further south, these sites provide precise coordinates for family research in the Clinton area. The road network, including Reilly Rd and Co Line Rd, connects these rural points across the Custer and Washita county line.