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1971 Map of Damon

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Damon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Damon serves as the focal point of this rural Oklahoma landscape, situated where the terrain transitions from the heights of Blue Mountain and Gowen Mountain into the drainages of Gaines Creek. The presence of the Veterans Colony south of the main settlement highlights a specific era of communal living and land use in Latimer County. Local history is preserved at the Damon Cem and the Gum Creek Ch, providing important reference points for genealogical research in this sparsely populated region.

The topography is defined by prominent ridges like Bobcat Ridge and Eightmile Mountain, which channel the flow of South Gaines Creek and Nick Brown Creek. To the north, Lloyd Church Lake provides a rare contained water feature among the heavy contour lines. Industrial activity is minimally marked by a Gravel Pit near Pine Creek, illustrating a landscape primarily shaped by its natural drainage patterns and the small, concentrated settlements of the early 1970s.