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1969 Map of Lenora

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Lenora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Lenora sits within a landscape defined by the deep incisions of the Canadian River and its tributaries in this late 1960s survey. The terrain is dominated by the erosive patterns of Camp Creek and Deep Creek, which carve through the townships of Simpson, Marion, and Haddon. This era reflects a period of established energy infrastructure, where a massive Gas Field and a network of pipelines intersect the rural sections, marking the intersection of natural topography and industrial utility.

Local history and genealogy interests are centered around the Riley Cem, providing a fixed point of reference for families of the area. The presence of an Oil Well in the southeast near the riverbanks highlights the continued economic reliance on subsurface resources. The map's detail preserves the section lines and farm-to-market road network as they existed before modern expansion, capturing the rural character of Dewey County during a transition in Oklahoma's energy landscape.