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1936 Map of Norman

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Norman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Canadian River carves a winding path through the heart of the central Oklahoma plains, serving as the primary geographic dividing line between Cleveland and McClain Counties. Along its banks, the settlement of Norman is already established as a primary regional hub, featuring the extensive grounds of the State Hospital and a dense urban grid connected by the Oklahoma Electric railway. To the south, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor anchors smaller agricultural and transit points like Noble, Washington, and Purcell.

The landscape is densely populated with rural infrastructure that speaks to the era’s agrarian social structure, including dozens of small schoolhouses like Adair Sch and Rocky Point Sch. The presence of several family and community burial grounds, such as Fairview Cem and Washington Cem, provide essential anchor points for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century residents. Local landmarks such as Fort Hill and the Norman Bridge illustrate how terrain and transport routes dictated the growth of these river-side communities.