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1956 Map of Stella

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Stella
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Stella sits atop a landscape of winding drainages and rural homesteads along the border of Cleveland and Pottawatomie counties. This mid-century survey, with photo-revisions from the late 1960s and 1970s, captures the arrival of Lake Thunderbird in the southwest corner, a significant transformation of the Hog Creek valley. Before this flooding, the area was defined by the confluence of the Little River and its various tributaries like Willow Branch and Pecum Creek.

Genealogists will find notable value in the local landmarks that anchored this community, including Stella Cem, Knoles Cem, and local congregations at Friendly Ch and Pilgrim Rest Ch. The western edge of the map is defined by the Indian Meridian, a foundational surveying line for Oklahoma territory. This sheet serves as a record of the shifting geography between traditional prairie farming and the development of major water reservoirs.