2009 Map of Elmore City South

About this map

Elmore City and the community of Foster anchor this 2009 survey of central Oklahoma, a landscape defined by an extensive system of water management. The area is marked by a high density of named flood control structures, including the McCaskill Gss Number 1 Dam and numerous numbered sites along the Wildhorse Creek and its tributaries. These features suggest a concerted effort to manage the drainages of Salt Creek, Honey Creek, and Rock Creek, which cut through a grid of rural county roads. For the family historian, the map identifies important local landmarks such as the Elmore City Cemetery and Foster Cemetery. The distribution of these small dams and pond sites across the agricultural terrain illustrates how modern engineering has been layered over the traditional ranching and farming landscape of Garvin County.