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1968 Map of Hillsdale

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hillsdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Hillsdale serves as the primary hub of this north-central Oklahoma landscape, situated along the steel rails of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The 1968 survey reveals a terrain defined by agricultural grid lines and the intricate erosion patterns of the Ninemile Canyons. Waterways like Ninemile Creek, Wild Horse Creek, and Sand Creek cut through the plains, shaping the local topography and drainage across several civil townships including Banner, Keokuk, and Kremlin.

Family researchers will find value in the location of the Hillsdale Cem just east of the village center, while early industrial markers appear as scattered Oil Well sites. The mapping of fence and field lines, noted in the margin as photogrammetric data, provides an unusually clear look at the mid-century land division between Grant and Garfield Counties. This document captures the transition from traditional farming toward more modern infrastructure, marked by the presence of a Radio Tower in the south near the boundary of North Enid.