The town of Welch anchors this 2019 survey, situated at the junction of several section roads in northeastern Oklahoma. The landscape is defined by the drainage basins of Russell Creek, Mud Creek, and Little Cabin Creek, which move through a mosaic of agricultural allotments. Along the border of Craig County and Ottawa County, the Neosho River provides a significant watercourse, while numerous smaller tributaries like Fly Creek and Squaw Creek cut through the terrain. Genealogists will find several burial sites preserved in the landscape, including Russell Creek Cemetery and Williams Cemetery, which serve as quiet markers of the area's rural history. The grid-based road network, including Addison Avenue and various county roads, reflects a long-established pattern of land division that remains largely intact in this modern record.
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1886 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1886 · Parsons
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Parsons
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Joplin
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1901 · Vinita
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1907 · Wyandotte
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1909 · Wyandotte
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1913 · Vinita
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Oswego
USGS Topo · 1:62,500