2010 Map of Paden

About this map

Paden serves as the primary settlement on this Okfuskee County landscape, where the grid of rural roads meets a series of water management projects. The area is characterized by an extensive system of reservoirs and dams, such as the Okfuskee Tributaries Site H-1 Reservoir and Oknoname 107014 Reservoir, which punctuate the drainage basins of Pettiquah Creek and Hilliby Creek. These man-made features highlight the mid-century and later efforts to control local waterways for agriculture and municipal use, including Paden Lake Number 1 and Paden Lake Number 2 just south of the town center. Local history is grounded at the Oakdale Cemetery north of town and the presence of the Southeast Laffoon Oil Field, indicating the region's historical reliance on both petroleum extraction and managed water resources.