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2009 Map of El Reno NE

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of El Reno NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Piedmont sits at the eastern edge of this Canadian County landscape, marking a point of transition where residential expansion meets the organized grid of Oklahoma's agricultural heartland. The 2009 survey reveals a complex water management system defined by numerous reservoirs and dams, including the Isabel Loosen Rein Reservoir and the M L McLain Reservoir. These localized water bodies, often named for the families whose land they occupy, illustrate the intersection of private land ownership and regional resource conservation.

Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial grounds such as the Mathewson Cemetery and Palmer Cemetery, which remain preserved amidst the surrounding fields. The drainage patterns of Cottonwood Creek and Uncle Johns Creek structure the terrain, while the developing neighborhood around Northwood Lake in the southeast corner indicates the suburban growth reaching outward from the metropolitan center at this time.