1908 Map of Maud

About this map

The Little River and Salt Creek define the geography of this central Oklahoma landscape just after statehood. This survey, conducted in cooperation with the Territory of Oklahoma, reveals a dense network of early rural settlements and country schools prior to major highway development. The eastern edge is marked by the Pottawatomie Co Seminole Co line, which divides the town of Maud. The area is a crossroads of early transport, featuring the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR cutting through the northwest and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RR running south toward Pearson. Significant cultural landmarks include the Sacred Heart P.O. and Georgetown in the south, alongside numerous namesake educational sites like New Paradise School and Meadow View School that anchored these early twentieth-century farming communities.