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2011 Map of Herring

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Herring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Washita River meanders through this section of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, defining a landscape heavily modified by mid-century water management infrastructure. Numerous flood control structures, including Beaver Dam Creek Site 1 and Sandstone Creek Site 21 Dam, dot the drainage basins of Beaver Dam Creek and Sandstone Creek. These small impoundments represent a significant effort to manage the local watershed during the later 20th century.

Near the tiny settlement of Herring, the map reveals a history tied to land and resource extraction, notably at the Carpenter Gas Field. Genealogists and local historians will find the Sandstone Cemetery positioned near the confluence of local tributaries, while the presence of Taylor Lake and several named roads like e0960 RD provide specific coordinates for tracing family homesteads and the evolution of the local agricultural grid.