1956 Map of Cyril

Transportation and water dictate the layout of the region, with the St Louis San Francisco railroad cutting a diagonal path through the terrain to connect the settlements. The Little Washita River flows across the southern portion of the sheet, joined by a network of tributaries including Tonkawa Creek and Delaware Creek. The map documents a mid-century moment where traditional land use and the 1950s oil boom coexist, evidenced by the dense concentration of slush tanks and wells near the town sites.