1971 Map of Cherokee City

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary carves a diagonal line through this 1971 landscape, marking a historical division between Arkansas and Oklahoma territories. This borderland region is defined by the rural settlements of Cherokee City and Bloomfield, where family and community history is anchored by numerous small burial grounds including Bloomfield Cem, Bozarth Cem, and Callum Cem. The terrain is shaped by the winding course of Spavinaw Creek and its many tributaries, such as Coon Creek and Cherokee Creek, which have carved deep drainages like Columbia Hollow. Local industry and infrastructure are represented by a Quarry and a Gaging Station on the creek, while the presence of the Benton Co Delaware Co line underscores the map's role in documenting the jurisdictional edges of the Ozark plateau at the start of the 1970s.