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2009 Map of Olive

Name: 2009 Topographic Map of Olive
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2009
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2009

About this map

Lawrence Creek sits at the heart of this Creek County landscape, where the northern bend of the Cimarron River gives way to a dense network of tributaries and small impoundments. The terrain is defined by its water management, evidenced by numerous numbered reservoirs and dams such as Oknoname 037010 Dam and Oknoname 037004 Dam. This system of catchment serves the surrounding rural acreage, which is organized by a precise grid of section-line roads like W 51st St S and W 81st St S.

Local heritage is anchored by the New Friendship Cemetery near the headwaters of Sand Creek, while the southern reaches of the quadrangle feature a Church Camp along the banks of Deep Creek. The map documents a rural Oklahoma community defined by its creeks—including Rocky Canyon Creek, Scholar Creek, and Figure Eight Creek—revealing a landscape of small-scale agriculture and water conservation at the close of the first decade of the 2000s.