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1985 Map of Ponca City

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Ponca City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Salt Fork Arkansas River and the main stem of the Arkansas River converge in this Northern Oklahoma landscape during the mid-1980s. A network of heavy rail lines, including the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, connects agricultural hubs like Medford, Blackwell, and Tonkawa. The eastern edge of the map is dominated by the waters of Kaw Lake and the Kaw Indian Reservation, highlighting the region's complex history of tribal land and modern water management.

Industrial activity is centered around Ponca City and scattered Oil and Gas Fields that dot the plains. Smaller rural communities like Renfrow, Numa, and Bender offer a look at the grain-handling and rail-stop settlements that defined Grant and Kay Counties. The terrain is marked by winding creek systems such as Chikaskia River and Polecat Creek, which feed into the primary river basins that have shaped the local economy and settlement patterns for generations.