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1955 Map of Enid

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Enid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Osage Indian Reservation dominates the eastern half of this landscape, characterized by the Osage Hills and a network of creeks feeding the Arkansas River. By the late 1970s, the geography was significantly altered by large-scale water management projects, including Kaw Lake on the Arkansas and Keystone Lake near Tulsa. These reservoirs submerged older river bottoms while creating new recreational shorelines adjacent to established towns like Ponca City and Bartlesville.

Strategic defense and energy infrastructure are prominent, with Vance AFB situated south of Enid and numerous oil wells scattered throughout the central plains near Blackwell and Stillwater. The map tracks the complex intersection of five major rail lines, such as the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and St Louis-San Francisco, which supported the transport of cattle and crude. Named landmarks like Chimney Rock and Twin Mounds provide specific points of interest for those tracing the topography of north-central Oklahoma.