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1914 Map of Nowata

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Nowata
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

The Verdigris River and Caney River valleys define this northeastern Oklahoma territory as it appeared shortly after statehood. Heavy industrial and transit activity centers around Bartlesville and Nowata, with the regional infrastructure supported by the Missouri Kansas and Texas, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroads. The map documents a dense network of early rural education, including dozens of named facilities like the Blue Ribbon School and Rockford School.

Along the Oklahoma Kansas border, settlements like South Coffeyville and Noxie serve as northern gateways, while smaller post offices such as Averill Wayside PO and Adair Woodrow PO highlight the vanished administrative landscape of the early 20th century. Terrain features like Blue Mound and numerous lakes, including Goose Neck Lake and Riley Lake, punctuate the landscape between the major river systems.