2019 Map of Telephone

About this map

The borderlands of the Red River valley are defined by the small settlements of Telephone and Elwood in this modern topographic record. The landscape is characterized by the expansive woodland and pasture of the Caddo National Grassland, which dominates the southern portion of the map. While the terrain is primarily rural, the intricate web of county roads and farm-to-market routes like FM 273 and FM 409 reveals a persistent pattern of agricultural land use and dispersed residency. Along the northern boundary, the shifting course of the Red River marks the state line between Texas and Oklahoma, where numerous islands and sandbars illustrate the river's influence on local geography and property boundaries.