2016 Map of Council Hill

About this map

Council Hill and Hitchita anchor this rural landscape in eastern Oklahoma, where the boundaries of Okmulgee, Muskogee, and McIntosh counties converge. The terrain is defined by the High Spring Mountains in the west and the northern reaches of Eufaula Lake in the south. This 2016 survey documents the intricate network of section-line roads and the drainages of Cloud Cr, Gentry Cr, and Walnut Cr that shape the local geography. Local history and genealogy are well-represented through several rural burial grounds, including Council Hill Cem, the Hitchita-Lackey Cem, and the Ridley Cem. The map illustrates a transitional landscape where high-ground peaks like High Spring give way to the complex creek systems and man-made reservoirs of the Oklahoma plains.