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1956 Map of Franklin

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The small settlement of Franklin sits at the heart of this mid-1950s survey of Cleveland County, serving as a quiet focal point in a landscape defined by its rural school districts and family-named landmarks. The terrain is deeply carved by the Little River and its tributaries, including East Elm Creek and Rock Creek, which dictate the winding paths of local roads and property boundaries. A dense network of local schools, such as Boston Sch and South Gale Sch, indicates the distributed nature of the community before the era of major school consolidation.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of local places of worship and rest, including Meeks Chapel and Fairview Cem. The area also shows early industry through several Sandpit labels near the riverbanks. This map preserves a specific moment in Oklahoma's development where the township divisions of Taylor and Case were still primary markers of local identity and organization.