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1974 Map of Oktaha

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Oktaha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Oktaha sits along the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad line in southern Muskogee County, serving as a focal point for this landscape in the mid-1970s. The map illustrates a region transitioning from the flat prairie lands around Oktaha and Rentiesville into the elevated terrain of the Rattlesnake Mountains to the southeast. A significant historical marker is the Indian Treaty Boundary, which cuts across the central portion of the sheet, reflecting the complex land divisions of Eastern Oklahoma.

Genealogists and local historians will find several burial grounds and community pillars, including Honey Springs Cem, Grayson Cem, and Oktaha Cem. These sites, along with rural congregations like New Hope Ch and Liberty Ch, indicate the established social fabric of the day. The drainage patterns of Dirty Creek and Honey Springs Branch reveal the natural layout that likely influenced early farm placement and cattle grazing in the area.