1964 Map of Keechi

About this map

The Oakwood Dome Oil Field defines much of the industrial character of this landscape along the Freestone Co Leon Co boundary during the early 1960s. This survey illustrates a rural texture of small family cemeteries and country institutions, including the Plum Creek Cem and Trahan Sch nestled between the various forks of Upper Keechi Creek. The settlement of Keechi serves as a small anchor in a region otherwise dominated by winding waterways like Alligator Creek and Mustang Creek. Scattered drill holes and a gravel pit point to the localized resource extraction that occurred alongside agricultural life, while landmarks like the Roadside Park and a Gaging Sta mark the human attempts to manage and navigate this low-lying, creek-cut terrain.