1956 Map of Oklahoma City

About this map

Oklahoma City stands at the heart of this mid-1950s survey, showing a metropolis expanding rapidly toward its neighbors. The dense urban grid of the city, complete with numerous educational landmarks like NW Classen High Sch and Capitol Hill High Sch, transitions into the planned residential growth of Bethany and Council. To the west, Lake Overholser and the surrounding Council Grove terrain provide a hydrologic boundary, while the Canadian River winds across the southern reaches of the map. This era is defined by a heavy reliance on the rail network, featuring the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the St Louis San Francisco lines. The southern rural sections, such as Mustang and Wheatland, remain largely agricultural, dotted with country institutions like Antioch Ch and Snow Hill Ch, before the suburban sprawl fully reached these outlying communities.