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1951 Map of Shoals

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Shoals
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Red River defines the southern boundary of this 1951 study, where the St Louis San Francisco railroad tracks cross the northern landscape. This rural frontier in Choctaw County is characterized by a dense network of country schools and local cemeteries that reflect the social organization of the mid-century. Distinctive landmarks like the Fish Hatchery and the Everidge ridge provide geographical anchors among the many creek systems, including Carney Creek, Horse Creek, and Owl Creek.

The distribution of schoolhouses such as Bearden Springs Sch, Lone Elm Sch, and Shoat Lake Sch indicates a period before wide-scale rural school consolidation. Local faith and memory are anchored at Shoals Ch and Bethel Ch, alongside family-named burial grounds like Jones Cem and Durant Cem. The small settlements of Shoals, Fallon, and Ord serve as the primary gathering points in this landscape of shifting branches and river bends.