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1957 Map of Clinton

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Clinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Clinton and its surrounding Custer County landscape emerge as a vital transportation and agricultural hub in this late 1950s survey. The Washita River snakes through the southern portion of the quadrangle, where the urban center of Clinton is anchored by its rail connections and the Clinton Airport. The map highlights the transition of rural education and social life, noting the Red Rock Sch (Abandoned) alongside active centers like the Bellview Community Hall and Custer City High Sch.

Regional transport is defined by the convergence of the St Louis and San Francisco and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads, which linked small settlements like Indianapolis and Arapaho to larger markets. In the rural sections, numerous cemeteries and churches such as the Brethren in Christ Ch and Masonic Cem provide essential data for those tracing local family histories and early Oklahoma prairie settlements.