1969 Map of Wheeless

About this map

Mexhoma sits along the western edge of the Oklahoma Panhandle, just east of the New Mexico state line and south of the Colorado border. This high plains landscape is defined by the winding course of the North Canadian River and the smaller drainage of Cold Springs Creek. The settlement of Wheeless and the Mexhoma Church serve as the primary landmarks in this sparsely populated region of Cimarron County. The terrain is characterized by numerous wells, reflecting the area's agricultural and resource-based economy in the late 1960s. Surveyed as part of a cooperative effort between the Geological Survey and state conservation boards, the map documents a remote stretch of the American West where ranching and local community hubs remain central to the geography.