1964 Map of Byars

About this map

Byars sits at the northern edge of this landscape where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts across the terrain near Byars Lake. The map captures a rural Oklahoma setting defined by small settlements and the persistent footprint of the energy industry, with a sprawling Oil Field and numerous oil wells dotted across the southern half of the quadrangle. Significant for genealogists and local historians, several small burial grounds are meticulously documented, including Abney Cem, Clabber Flats Cem, and Civit Cem near the small community of Civit. The landscape is etched by drainage systems like Little Peavine Creek and Sandy Creek, while the presence of several Gravel Pits indicates the local extractive economy. Landmarks such as Dixon Chapel and its associated Dixon Chapel Cem provide specific points of reference for those tracing early township history in McClain and Garvin Counties.