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1969 Map of Manchester

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Manchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Manchester sits at the northern edge of Grant County, Oklahoma, just below the Kansas border in a landscape defined by agricultural section lines and petroleum development. The town is a critical junction for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which cuts diagonally across the northeastern corner of the map. This era of the late 1960s highlights the importance of energy production in the region, centered on the Manchester Gas Field which spans the central portion of the survey.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the rural cemetery locations, including the IOOF Cem north of town and the SS Peter and Paul Cem further south. The topography is shaped by the winding paths of Sand Creek and Cooper Creek, which break the otherwise rigid grid of the prairie. Scattered industrial footprints, such as various Gravel Pits, indicate the local extraction economy alongside traditional farming.