1918 Map of Burkburnett

About this map

The town of Burkburnett stands as the central hub of this North Texas survey, positioned just south of the winding Red River that defines the border between Texas and Oklahoma. The landscape is a network of early regional transportation, anchored by the Wichita and Northwestern rail line and the Wichita Falls Road. These corridors reveal the 1915 settlement patterns of Wichita County, where land was subdivided into a regular grid of sections. To the southeast, the Cashion School represents the rural educational foundations of the era, while the drainage of Gilbert Creek cuts westward through the terrain. The presence of the Electra Road further emphasizes the connection between this growing community and the surrounding oil and agricultural lands of the Red River valley during the early twentieth century.