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2010 Map of Vanoss

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Vanoss
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Oil Center and the surrounding Pontotoc County countryside reveal a landscape shaped by petroleum extraction and modern water management. This 2010 survey details the extensive energy infrastructure of the Beebee-Southwest Konawa Oil and Gas Field and the Northeast Bebee Oil and Gas Field, where the grid of county roads connects scattered operations with rural settlements. A series of flood control structures and reservoirs, including Oknoname 123004 Reservoir and multiple Sandy Creek Site 22 Dam installations, manage the drainage of Spring Brook Creek and its tributaries.

Local family and community history is anchored by sites such as the Box X Cemetery and Center Cemetery, alongside small crossroads like Gaar Corner and Union Hill. The transition from the larger settlement of Vanoss in the southwest to the linear development along the highways near Pickett illustrates the persistent rural-residential patterns of this Oklahoma region. The map preserves the exact locations of these small-town hubs and the waterworks that define the modern geography of the Sandy Creek watershed.