1957 Map of Dill City

About this map

Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base occupies a significant portion of this mid-century Western Oklahoma landscape, positioned west of Burns Flat. The infrastructure of the base, including the Air Force Reservation, reflects the strategic military footprint in Washita County during the late 1950s. The surrounding rural area is characterized by a dense network of country cemeteries and small settlements connected by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. Numerous small stream systems like Turkey Creek and Boggy Creek drain the terrain toward Cordell Lake and the Washita River. Local history is preserved through the locations of rural schoolhouses, including the St Francis Sch and several abandoned sites such as Center Point Sch, marking a period of transition in the local education system and rural population centers like Foss and Dill City.