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2012 Map of Breckinridge

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Breckinridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Breckinridge and the small community of Cropper anchor this section of Garfield County, Oklahoma, where the landscape is defined by an extensive network of watershed protection structures. The drainage systems of Red Rock Cr to the north and Black Bear Cr to the south are managed by a series of numbered reservoirs, including Upper Red Rock Cr Site 30 Reservoir and Upper Black Bear Cr Site 37 Reservoir. These water management features illustrate the mid-to-late 20th-century agricultural engineering common in the Southern Plains.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several established burial grounds, such as Paradise Cem located east of Cropper and Immanuel Cem to the northwest. The strictly gridded road system, including routes like E Carrier Rd and N 114th St, facilitates a pattern of agricultural plots typical of this prairie region. At the southern edge, Zion Cem sits near the headwaters of the Black Bear Creek tributaries, marking a landscape that balances traditional farming with modern water conservation.