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1982 Map of Dexter

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Dexter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Red River borderland between Texas and Oklahoma is defined here by the southeastern reaches of Lake Texoma and the deep-seated energy industry of the early 1980s. Small rural communities like Dexter and Sandusky anchor a landscape crisscrossed by numerous seasonal creeks, including Sycamore Creek and Paw Paw Creek. The map records an active petroleum landscape with several named production areas such as the Ranbalm Oil Field, Philpick Oil Field, and Mc Millan Oil Field scattered across the countryside.

Local history is preserved through the locations of several family and community burial grounds, including Mt Zion Cem, Shiloh Cem, and Johnson Cem. Recreation and federal land use are prominent at the Sheppard AFB Recreation Area on the lake's edge, while the interior reflects the transition from agriculture to oil extraction. This survey provides a precise look at the township and range lines where Cooke and Grayson counties meet the Oklahoma state line.