2018 Map of Snyder

About this map

Snyder and Mountain Park anchor this section of Kiowa County, where the plains meet the southern reaches of the Wichita Mountains. The settlement of Svoboda sits just north of Mountain Park, while the topography to the west is dominated by the expansive Tom Steed Reservoir. This 2018 survey reveals a landscape deeply partitioned by a rigid grid of rural roads, such as E1580 Rd and E1600 Rd, which separate agricultural tracts from the drainage basins of W Otter Creek and E Otter Creek. Genealogical value is found in the location of Fairlawn Cemetery and Mountain Park Cemetery, which serve as quiet markers of the community's history. The presence of Old US Hwy 62 indicates the evolution of transit through the region, running south of the primary modern corridors and tracing the older paths of travel through the Deep Red Creek watershed.