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1951 Map of Bokhoma

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bokhoma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The St Louis San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal line through McCurtain County, serving as the primary infrastructure for the small community of Bokhoma. Situated in the southeastern corner of the state, this area is defined by its complex drainage network, where North Caney Creek, Middle Caney Creek, and South Caney Creek converge. The landscape is dotted with several family-named landmarks and rural institutions that anchored the local population, including the Bokhoma Cem and the settlement of Moon.

South of the rail line, the terrain becomes more dissected by various tributaries such as Parker Creek and McKinney Creek. Rural life is further evidenced by the location of the Choctaw Ch and the Oak Ridge Sch near the southern border. These features, along with names like Surratt Branch and Yellow Branch, provide critical geographic points for those researching the early postwar development and genealogy of this Oklahoma-Arkansas border region.