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2016 Map of Mason

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Mason
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Okemah Lake and its intricate northern shoreline anchor the landscape of this Okfuskee County region. The terrain is defined by a dense network of flood control structures, including Okfuskee Tributaries Site B-4 Reservoir and Okfuskee Tributary Site W-3 Reservoir, which manage the flow of Buckeye Creek and Walnut Cr. These reservoirs reflect a mid-to-late 20th-century approach to water management in the rural Oklahoma plains, reshaping the local drainage patterns of the Deep Fork valley.

Small settlements such as Mason, Haydenville, and Morse are linked by a grid of section-line roads, including Haydonville Rd and Mason Rd. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of several small burial grounds, such as the Douglas Family Cem near the lake and the Montezuma Cem in the north. The presence of the uniquely named Last Chance and the community of Ixl highlights the area's distinct local history and settlement patterns.