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2011 Map of Strong City

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Strong City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Strong City and its surrounding watershed define this portion of Roger Mills County, where the Washita River meanders across a landscape dominated by water management and rural burial grounds. The settlement is anchored by Strong Cemetery, while the wider territory is marked by family-named landmarks and historical sites like Sankey Cemetery and Snake Bend Cemetery. This era reveals a sophisticated network of flood control structures, many bearing local family or site names including the Harold Mooney Dam and the various C Wickham and R Wickham impoundments.

The hydrological character of the region is further shaped by tributaries such as Wild Horse Creek, Caffey Creek, and Ninemile Creek. These waterways are heavily engineered with numerous earthworks, such as the Dead Indian-Wildhorse and Quartermaster series. This grid of section roads and dams illustrates a decades-long effort to stabilize the prairie landscape for agriculture and community safety.