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1909 Map of Perkins

Name: 1909 Topographic Map of Perkins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The winding Cimarron River carves a central path through this early 20th-century landscape at the junction of Logan, Payne, and Lincoln counties. This era reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, where nearly every section of land is served by a localized country schoolhouse, such as IXL School, Prairie Gem School, and the uniquely named Eagle College School. The settlement pattern is defined by the burgeoning rail industry, with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RR intersecting at key nodes.

Major community centers like Perkins and Coyle are firmly established, while the presence of the Vinco PO and Mt Bethel Church highlights the social fabric of these frontier townships. The map documents the territory just as it was transitioning into statehood, preserving the exact locations of family-oriented landmarks and early post offices that formed the backbone of the Oklahoma prairie economy before the arrival of modern highway systems.