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1965 Map of Blanchard

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Blanchard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The town of Blanchard serves as the focal point of this mid-1960s survey, straddling the line between McClain and Grady counties. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Walnut Creek and its North Fork, which cut through the various townships of Vincent, Waldron, and Goldsby. Infrastructure is a primary feature of this era, dominated by the diagonal sweep of the H E Bailey Toll Road and numerous energy corridors marked as Pipeline.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Blanchard Cem and community hubs like New Hope Ch, Mission Ch, and the Bridge Creek Sch. For those interested in the evolution of regional transportation, the map clearly identifies an Old Railroad Grade running southwest of the town center. Rural industry is represented by scattered Oil Wells and Gravel Pits, illustrating the mixed agricultural and extractive economy of the central Oklahoma plains during this period.