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1963 Map of Checotah

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Checotah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad corridor anchors this early 1960s study of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, running directly through the heart of Checotah. This era finds the landscape in a state of flux, as indicated by the wide swaths of hatching along the Deep Fork and the North Canadian River representing the Eufaula Reservoir Normal Pool Elevation 585. These markings delineate areas soon to be submerged or subject to controlled inundation following the reservoir's creation.

Local landmarks such as Deep Fork Ch and the Richard Cem remain visible on higher ground, while the settlement of Onapa sits adjacent to the railroad tracks. The map also records ongoing infrastructure development, including sections of highway marked Under Construction. Small-scale industry is represented by a Quarry south of Onapa, while natural drainage is defined by several waterways including Nellie Creek, Carr Creek, and Elk Creek.