1961 Map of Willow

About this map

Haystack Mountain rises prominently above the southwestern Oklahoma landscape, providing a landmark for the rural communities of Greer and Beckham counties in the early 1960s. The North Fork Red River meanders through the eastern portion of the map, defining the local geography alongside numerous tributaries like Haystack Creek and Turkey Creek. This era reveals an established agricultural and resource-extraction economy, marked by scattered oil and gas wells and the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad line connecting settlements such as Willow and Brinkman. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of numerous family and community landmarks, including Carter Cem, Delhi Cems, and Plainview Cem, alongside local spiritual centers like Deer Creek Ch and Spring Creek Ch. Small town centers like Delhi and Moravia appear alongside evidence of local infrastructure, such as the Waterworks and the nearby Sayre Airfield transition.