1975 Map of Rush Springs SE

About this map

Chitwood serves as the primary focal point in this 1975 aerial study of the Oklahoma landscape. The orthophotoquad format provides an unvarnished look at the transition between agricultural fields and the intricate network of wooded creek beds that carve through the terrain. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this imagery reveals the exact footprint of farmsteads, the density of timber along drainage paths, and the specific geometry of local ponds and reservoirs that supported the region's ranching and farming operations. The sharp contrast between cleared uplands and the dendritic patterns of the lowlands highlights the land-use priorities of the mid-1970s. For those tracing the evolution of family tracts or property lines, the map offers a rare visual verification of the rural infrastructure as it existed before decades of further modernization.