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1956 Map of Cooperton

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Cooperton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Rainy Mountain Indian Reservation land and the granite peaks of the Wichita Mountains define this mid-century landscape in southwestern Oklahoma. The settlement of Cooperton serves as a central hub, surrounded by a network of rural landmarks like the Rainy Mountain Church and Union Date Cemetery. The terrain is marked by prominent elevations such as Unap Mountain and Longhorn Mountain, while the southeastern corner reveals the protected lands of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

Evidence of historical resource extraction appears with an Abandoned gold mine near the Glen Mountains and active Oil wells scattered across the northern townships. The geography is characterized by seasonal watercourses like Rainy Mountain Creek and Longhorn Creek, alongside named flats like Lobo Flat. This era captures the transition of the southern plains where early pioneer settlements like Sedan persist near the rugged peaks of the Saddle Mountain range.