2016 Map of Russell

About this map

The Salt Fork Red River winds across this section of the Oklahoma borderlands, defining a landscape shaped by water management and rural settlement. The settlement of Russell serves as the focal point in the southeast, situated near its namesake Russell Cem. This area of Greer County is characterized by a high concentration of burial sites, including White Flat Cem, Wildcat Cem, and Langford Cem, which provide significant points of interest for genealogists tracing early families in the region. The landscape is heavily modified by the Tri-County Turkey Creek watershed project, featuring several large catchments such as Tri-County Turkey Cr Site 14a Reservoir and Tri-County Turkey Cr Site 15 Reservoir. These reservoirs, along with Turkey Cr and Cave Cr, illustrate the modern hydraulic engineering required to manage the drainage basins feeding into the Red River system.