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1916 Map of Bristow

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Bristow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The town of Bristow serves as the central hub of this 1910s Creek County landscape, where the growing influence of the petroleum industry is evidenced by the massive Oil Tank Farm located just south of the municipal limits. The area's social fabric is defined by a dense network of rural school districts and places of worship, including Victor Chapel School, Shiloh School, and Sunrise School. Transportation is anchored by the St Louis and San Francisco railroad, which cuts through the rugged hills and creek bottoms that dominate the terrain.

Fascinating cultural landmarks are preserved here, most notably the Indian Dance Grounds near Little Deep Fork and the County Farm southwest of town. The transition from prairie to timbered ridges is visible in features like Wildhorse Prairie, while smaller communities such as Heyburn and Bellvue provide snapshots of early Oklahoma settlement patterns before the extensive development of later decades.