1956 Map of Manitou

About this map

Manitou anchors the southwestern corner of this Oklahoma landscape, situated just below the Base Line in the late 1950s. The town's grid is defined by its proximity to the St Louis San Francisco railroad line, which cuts a sharp diagonal across the plains toward the northeast. This transportation corridor was central to the local economy, connecting the agricultural region to wider markets. The surrounding countryside is shaped by a dense network of drainage, primarily the branches of Deep Red Creek, which creates a complex topography as it winds through the Kiowa County and Tillman County borderlands.