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1972 Map of Seminole

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Seminole
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Seminole serves as the focal point of this early 1970s survey, showing a landscape defined by the extraction of natural resources. The extensive Oil Field markings surrounding the city and the presence of a dedicated Refinery south of the corporate limits illustrate the industrial character of the region. Transportation and infrastructure are central to the town's layout, with the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad bisecting the urban area near City Hall and Evans Hospital.

Beyond the city grid, the terrain transitions into the valleys of Wewoka Creek and the Little River. For genealogists and local historians, the map is a dense source of community landmarks, including numerous rural burial grounds like Cudjo Cem and Thrace Cem, as well as several neighborhood schools such as Chase Sch and Roosevelt Sch. The southern settlement of Bowlegs and the cluster at Pleasant Grove further anchor the rural settlement patterns of the county during this era.