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1989 Map of Sayre

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Sayre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The North Fork Red River winds through the southern portion of this landscape, separating the established town of Sayre from the rural expanse of Delhi and Bettina. The map captures the town in a period of late-twentieth-century development, marked by the presence of SW Okla St Univ and several municipal landmarks including a CH, Library, and Hospital. Beyond the town limits, the landscape is defined by the extraction and storage of energy resources, evidenced by numerous Gas Wells and a dedicated Gas Storage Area in the south.

Rural community life centers on long-standing landmarks like New Liberty to the north and the Lone Oak Ch and Lone Oak Cem to the west. The drainage patterns of Long Creek and Short Creek dictate the terrain as it slopes toward the river. For genealogists and local historians, the inclusion of Sacred Heart Cem and various family-named features provides a clear look at the area's social and industrial footprint just before the 1990s.