2016 Map of Tonkawa

About this map

Tonkawa sits prominently within a massive meander of the Salt Fork Arkansas River, an area where the Northern Oklahoma prairie is dissected by various drainages such as Birds-Nest Cr and Stink Cr. The town is the geographic and cultural heart of this 2016 survey, featuring the campus of Northern Oklahoma Coll and the historic Tonkawa Cem. To the north, the smaller community of Tyner appears near Stink Cr, while the regional infrastructure is anchored by the Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport in the northwest corner. A notable genealogical landmark is the Tonkawa Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cem, located just west of the main town site. The landscape is defined by the sharp contrast between the winding river bottomlands and the rigid grid of rural sections, including uniquely named routes like Yellow Bull Rd.