1980 Map of Bluff

About this map

Muddy Boggy Creek winds through the central landscape of this Oklahoma-Texas borderland, eventually feeding into the wide channel of the Red River. The river forms a natural boundary between Choctaw County and Lamar County, where the terrain is marked by numerous lakes and branches including Colbert Lake, Emerson Lake, and the curiously named Dead Man Branch. Small agricultural settlements like Bluff and Duland anchor the local community, supported by local institutions such as St Paul Ch and Mt Sinai Ch. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of several burial grounds, including Bluff Cem, Reid Cem, and New Macedonia Cem, which are scattered among the fields and creek bends. The area is also defined by large surveyed tracts such as Hunter, Oakes, and Jeter, reflecting the systematic division of the land north of the river.