1967 Map of Shawnee NE

About this map

The North Canadian River meanders across this Central Oklahoma landscape, marking a significant geographic divide between the northern timbered uplands and the river valley. In the late 1960s, this area was a patchwork of agricultural land and active petroleum extraction, evidenced by the West Bellemont Oil Field and scattered Oil Wells. Small rural communities such as Bellemont and Garden Grove serve as local anchors, while the presence of the McConnel Memorial Ch, Nagowee Ch, and several family or community burial grounds like Wakole Cem and Bruner Cem provide vital touchstones for genealogical research. The map captures a moment when the rural road network, including Robinson Rd, connected these dispersed settlements across the Lincoln and Pottawatomie county lines.