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1974 Map of Ritts Junction

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Ritts Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The St Louis-San Francisco railroad cuts through the northern corner of this Oklahoma landscape, meeting the junction at Ritts Junction. The map captures a transition between the elevated terrain of Sunny Slope and the low-lying wetlands of the Deep Fork river bottom. This river, known for its meandering course, defines the southern boundary where the borders of Creek Co and Okfuskee Co meet.

Industrial activity is heavy across the quadrangle, with numerous Oil Wells and a large Oil and Gas Field concentrated in the northeast. For genealogists, the map preserves the location of several family and community landmarks, including Big Pond Cem, Mutteloke Cem, and the Little Creek Ch. A state-run Fish Hatchery is also located near the center of the sheet, utilizing the drainage from Pickle Creek.