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2009 Map of Helena

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

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Helena serves as the primary population center in this portion of Alfalfa County, shown here at the close of the first decade of the 2000s. The town's grid is established east of the North McWillie Oil Field, reflecting the area's continued reliance on petroleum extraction alongside its traditional agricultural roots. The landscape is defined by a dense network of section line roads, such as n2630 RD and e0300 RD, which organize the prairie into precise square-mile blocks.

Water management is prominent in the northern drainage of the Cimarron River basin, evidenced by the Oknoname 003001 Reservoir and its associated Oknoname 003001 Dam. These man-made features interact with natural waterways like East Clay Creek and Turkey Creek. For those tracing local family history, the Rupert Cemetery remains a significant landmark in the southern portion of the quadrangle, situated amidst the rural farmsteads that characterize this Oklahoma plains environment.