1950 Map of Snyder

About this map

St Louis-San Francisco rail lines intersect at the heart of this post-war Oklahoma landscape, anchoring the bustling town of Snyder. The map illustrates a rural society organized around crossroads communities and education, with several country schoolhouses such as Richland Sch, Horse Creek Sch, and Belmont Sch serving the surrounding farms. To the east, the topography shifts dramatically as the plains meet the rocky elevations of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, where landmarks like Charons Garden Mountain and Sunset Peak rise above the terrain. These granite outcrops contrast with the creek-fed lowlands of Otter Creek and Sandy Creek, while the presence of scattered ruins and rural cemeteries like Mountain Park Cem provides a detailed record of the early 20th-century settlement patterns in Kiowa and Comanche counties.