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1967 Map of Weleetka

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Weleetka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Weleetka sits as a regional hub near the winding course of the North Canadian River, its grid of streets accompanied by industrial infrastructure like a Powerplant and Substa. In the late 1960s, the surrounding Oklahoma landscape was heavily defined by energy extraction, with extensive production areas including the Lyons-Quinn Oil and Gas Field and the West Weleetka Oil Field dotting the terrain.

Rural community life is anchored by a network of country churches and burial grounds, such as North Fork Ch and North Fork Cem to the north, and Salt Creek Ch and Salt Creek Cem near Lake Wetumka. The St Louis-San Francisco railroad cuts a diagonal line across the quadrangle, passing through the eastern edge of Wetumka and Dustin, connecting these agricultural and oil-producing centers. Higher elevations like Hickory Ridge provide a natural contrast to the river bottomlands and the various creeks like Flat Rock Creek and Alabama Creek.