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1895 Map of Kingfisher

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Kingfisher
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1895
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1895

About this map

Kingfisher serves as a primary hub in the Oklahoma Territory landscape of the early 1890s, situated at the junction of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RR and Kingfisher Creek. The area is defined by the winding paths of the Cimarron River to the north and the North Fork of Canadian River to the south. Early river crossings are preserved through labels such as Gould Ford, Kirby Ford, and Rudd Ford, indicating the vital importance of these points before extensive bridge building.

Settlement patterns show established towns like Okarche, Crescent, and Elreno (El Reno) emerging along the expanding rail lines. The presence of the Santa Fe R. R. near Britton and the Choctaw R. R. near Yukon highlights the rapid industrial transit development during this era of territorial growth. Smaller nodes like Mathewson, Downs, and Miller provide valuable data points for genealogists tracing ancestral landholdings in the newly opened townships of the region.