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1931 Map of Drumright

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Drumright
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The oil-rich landscape of Drumright and Shamrock dominates this 1931 survey, revealing the industrial footprint of the Cushing-Drumright Oil Field. Clusters of Oil Tanks and a dense network of country schools like Harmony Sch and Dry Hill Sch illustrate a period of intense rural settlement and resource extraction. The map preserves the transition from the Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory era, with the former Indian Boundary cutting through the center of the sheet.

Transportation corridors define the regional economy, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad serving the northern tier while the St Louis San Francisco line connects Depew and Stroud. From the rugged drainage of Little Deep Fork to the scattered oil camps like Hill Camp, the map documents a terrain where traditional agriculture met the rapid expansion of the petroleum industry during the early statehood years.