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2010 Map of New Salem

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of New Salem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Winfield serves as the southern anchor of this Cowley County landscape, where the town's northern streets meet the sprawling Winfield Oil Field. The 2010 survey illustrates a region defined by a sophisticated section-line road network and a dispersed energy economy, evidenced by several named production areas including the Biddle Oil Field and the Wilmot Floral Oil Field. Between the settlements of New Salem and Floral, the terrain is drained by a complex system of waterways, most notably Timber Creek and its tributary Cedar Creek.

For local historians, the map preserves the location of Union Cemetery and the specific layout of small crossroads communities. The impoundment of Timber Creek Lake in the northeast corner stands as a prominent geographic feature, while smaller creeks like Lone-Elm Creek and Little Dutch Creek create a intricate drainage pattern through the agricultural fields and oil patches that have long supported the local community.