1956 Map of Choctaw

About this map

Tinker Air Force Base dominates the western edge of this mid-century landscape, marking the significant military and aviation presence in eastern Oklahoma County. The survey captures the corridor along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad, where the communities of Nicoma Park and Choctaw grew around the tracks. Evidence of the region's petroleum and agricultural transition is visible through various Oil Wells, a Gas Well, and a Sandpit scattered across the township lines of Crutcho, Boone, and Cass. Local history is deeply rooted in the rural school districts, with sites like Star Sch, Soldier Creek Sch, and the noted Barnes Sch (Abandoned). The topography is defined by the drainage of Choctaw Creek and Hog Creek, with several family-named burial grounds including Mishak Cem, Worley Cem, and Schwartz Cem serving as vital touchstones for genealogical research in this part of the state.