1949 Map of Grant

About this map

The Red River creates a meandering border between Oklahoma and Texas, defining the geographic center of this late 1940s landscape. North of the river, the Muddy Boggy River joins the main channel near Hills Chapel School, while the St Louis San Francisco railroad provides a vertical transportation corridor through Grant and across the river into Arthur City. This era shows a transition in land use, as traditional rural settlements like Chicota and Goodland coexist with the massive Camp Maxey Military Reservation spanning the southern portion of the sheet. For genealogists and local historians, the map is remarkably detailed in its documentation of community life, noting numerous country schools such as Davis Sch and Post Oak Sch, alongside local landmarks like Forest Chapel and the Goodland Cem.