2016 Map of Tatums

About this map

The historically African American town of Tatums and the settlement of Pooleville anchor this 2016 survey of the Oklahoma landscape. This region in Carter County is defined by its network of creeks and small reservoirs, including Wildhorse Cr to the north and Caddo Cr to the south. The western edges of the Arbuckle Mountains influence the local topography, creating a rolling terrain carved by tributaries like Russell Pretty Br, Flag Br, and Tar Br. For genealogists and local historians, several small burial grounds are documented, such as Tatus Cem, Pooleville Cem, and the uniquely named Old Monk Cem. The map reveals a highly structured rural grid of section roads, where family-named routes like Ada Hooks St and Charles Griffin Rd connect the scattered homesteads of this farming and ranching community.