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1964 Map of Oakwood

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Oakwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Canadian River cuts through this Western Oklahoma landscape at a time when rural life centered on small agricultural hubs and river-bottom townships. The small settlements of Oakwood and Eagle City serve as anchors in the northern half of the region, each supported by its own local burial grounds like Oakwood Cem and Eagle City Cem. The presence of several country churches, including Rising Sun Ch and the Church of the First Born, reflects the importance of religious community in these prairie townships.

Transportation and industry are defined by the intersection of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and St Louis San Francisco railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods and people across the plains. Evidence of mid-century energy exploration is scattered throughout the territory, with numerous Oil Wells, Gas Wells, and a Drill Hole indicating the developing petroleum industry that supplemented the traditional ranching and farming economy of the area.