1949 Map of Cooperton

About this map

The Rainy Mountain Indian School Reservation anchors the northern portion of this Kiowa County landscape, a region where the plains meeting the southern foothills of the Wichita Mountains. The settlement of Cooperton sits centrally within its namesake township, surrounded by an extensive network of windmills that speak to the agricultural demands of the late 1940s. To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly complex within the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, featuring prominent elevations like Baker Peak and Mt Pinchot.