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2018 Map of Lookout

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Lookout
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Cimarron River winds through the southern edge of this landscape in Harper County, carving a wide valley that defines the local geography. North of the river, the small settlement of Lookout serves as a central point for a rural community structured by an extensive grid of section-line roads, including Kiowa Rd and Latimer Rd. The land is deeply dissected by drainage systems like Keno Cr and Day Cr, which flow south toward the Cimarron basin.

Genealogists and local historians will find the locations of Lookout Cem and Cox Cem particularly notable, as these small burial grounds often preserve the names of the families who homesteaded this portion of the Oklahoma-Kansas borderlands. The map reveals a persistent ranching or farming layout where the rugged breaks between the high plains and river bottoms dictate the placement of local routes such as Osage Rd and Noble Rd.