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1972 Map of Tate Mountain

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Tate Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Buckeye Mission and the small settlement of Thomas Town anchor this portion of Seminole County during the early 1970s. The landscape is a patchwork of rural infrastructure and resource extraction, characterized by numerous Oil Wells and a Gas Well scattered across the undulating terrain of Brown Mountain. The area is notably dense with community markers, including several distinct burial grounds like Tate Mountain Cem and Lone Dove Cem, alongside local institutions such as Bethel Ch and the New Model Sch.

Water defines the western and southern boundaries, where the Little River meanders through the topography, joined by Salt Creek and Sand Creek. The map documents the footprint of the petroleum industry within the Wolf Field and Miller Field, illustrating how energy exploration integrated with established rural life. From a remote Cave to the modern Radio Tower, the survey records a specific Oklahoma environment where family history and industrial development intersect.