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1975 Map of Twin Mounds

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Twin Mounds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Cimarron River carves a wide path through this Oklahoma landscape, defining the boundary between Pawnee County and Payne County. The terrain is marked by numerous Oil Wells and vast Oil Fields, illustrating the intense petroleum activity that shaped local development in the mid-1970s. Rural community life is anchored by gathering places such as the Council Valley Ch, Community Hall, and Hillside Sch, while the family history of the area is preserved in several burial grounds including Dunkin Cem and Bend Cem.

Heavy industrial infrastructure is prominent in the southeast near the settlement of Gano, where a large Tank Farm sits at the junction of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroads. Unusual terrain features like the Twin Mounds rise above the drainage of Council Creek and Short Creek, while an Old Railroad Grade and the Dunkin Bridge mark former transportation corridors through the river valley.