1950 Map of Keefeton

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Rentiesville and Oktaha anchor the southern reaches of this mid-century Oklahoma landscape, where the agricultural plains are deeply etched by the winding course of the Arkansas River and Dirty Creek. The era's transportation network is remarkably dense, featuring the St Louis San Francisco railroad and the Midland Valley line, which served a landscape transitioning toward modernization as evidenced by Hatbox Field and the Municipal Airport. Genealogists will find an incredible density of rural social centers, including numerous family and community landmarks like Plainview Cem, Elm Grove Cem, and Mt Zion Ch and sch. These sites, along with a proliferation of district schools such as Sally Brown Sch and Sequoyah Sch, reveal the intricate fabric of township life before the consolidation of rural communities in the later 20th century.