1978 Map of Blackburn

About this map

The Arkansas River serves as the dominant geographical and political divide on this map, marking the Osage Indian Reservation Boundary between Osage and Pawnee counties. This late-1970s landscape is defined by the energy industry and water management, featuring extensive oil fields and numerous individual oil wells scattered across the uplands. The small settlement of Blackburn sits north of the river, near the Blackburn Cem, while the southern portion of the quadrangle shows the impact of the Cleveland Reservoir on the local drainage system.