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1959 Map of Lake Sahoma

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Lake Sahoma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lake Sahoma and the Sapulpa Reservoir dominate the central landscape of this Creek County survey, which provides a detailed look at the rural and developing areas between Sand Springs and Sapulpa. The map reveals a land heavily utilized by the energy industry, with extensive oil fields and pipelines crisscrossing the terrain. Evidence of community life is found in the distribution of local institutions like the Pretty Water School and its namesake Pretty Water Church, alongside several other country churches including Cedar Grove Ch and Rock Creek Ch.

Along the northern edge, the Arkansas River and Fisher Creek flow through a region marked by extractive industry, including several gravel pits and a quarry. Historical researchers can trace early family and community footprints through the Post Oak Cem and Fairview Cem. The 1983 revisions, indicated by purple tinting, show the expansion of the Corporate Boundary as the urban reach of nearby Tulsa began to influence the traditionally rural landscape of Red Fork and Kellyville.