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1968 Map of Spanish Fort

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Spanish Fort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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The Red River winds through this 1968 landscape, defining the winding boundary between Jefferson and Love Counties in Oklahoma and Montague County in Texas. Small agricultural and ranching settlements like Spanish Fort, Belleville, and Petersburg dot the plains, many centered around local cemeteries and communal landmarks like the Community Center. This era of the borderlands shows a transition from traditional farming toward industrial development, evidenced by the scattered Oil Wells and the Illinois Bend Oil Field south of the river.

Water management and local drainage are clearly visible through the networks of Clear Creek, Mud Creek, and Farmers Creek, which carve into the river valley. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named burial grounds, including the Bourland Cem, Mayfield Cem, and Crow Cem. These sites, along with the Liberty Chapel Cem, provide a precise record of the communities established along the river's edge before the expansion of more modern infrastructure.