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2016 Map of Idabel

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Idabel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Idabel serves as the focal point of this McCurtain County landscape, where the urban grid meets the dense bottomlands of southeastern Oklahoma. The settlement pattern is defined by a dense network of residential streets such as Martin Luther King Ave and Sw Main St, transitioning quickly into the wetlands and riparian forests of the Little River valley. To the south, the Ouachita National Forest marks the beginning of vast timberlands, while the Mc Curtain County Regional Airport anchors the western outskirts.

Local history is preserved in the placement of Denison Cem and Canfield Cem, providing vital reference points for genealogical research. Water dominates the northern and eastern reaches, with Thomas Lake, Twin Lake, and the winding Holly Cr creating a complex drainage system. These features, along with smaller settlements like Holly Creek and Crossroads, illustrate the intersection of agricultural land, civil aviation, and federal forest management in the mid-2010s.