1968 Map of Cogar SE

About this map

Hazel Dell Ch and a nearby Community Hall anchor the rural landscape of north-central Oklahoma in the late 1960s. The terrain is defined by the sharp convergence of the Canadian River and several distinct drainages including Buggy Creek and the meandering Stinking Creek. In the southwest, Jefferson township transitions into the open spaces of Prairie Valley, where the land is cut by the deep channels of West Iodine Creek and East Jack Hollow Creek. Local landmarks like the Center View Cem and Timber Ridge Ch provide specific points of reference for genealogists tracking family ties in Washington township. This survey, based on 1965 aerial photography, captures the intricate network of section roads and unimproved dirt paths that connected these farming and ranching communities just before modernization altered the rural footprint.