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1974 Map of Stroud South

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Stroud South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Jim Thorpe Memorial Park and the nearby Sac & Fox Cem anchor the cultural landscape south of Stroud in this mid-1970s topographic study. The region is defined by a dense network of petroleum exploration, with the North Fox Field, South Keokuk Field, and several other named oil and gas zones spanning the terrain. Industrial footprints like the Refinery and numerous Oil Wells are juxtaposed against rural burial grounds such as Rock Island Cem and Arbor Grove Cem.

Transportation and water management play central roles in the area's development. The St Louis-San Francisco railroad line, featuring Brinkley Siding, runs parallel to the Turnpike Road (Toll). To the south, the sprawling wetlands of the Deep Fork river basin create a complex of waterways, including Todd Lake, Browns Lake, and Clark Lake, which contrast with the geometric precision of the overland pipelines crossing the county.