1932 Map of Yale

About this map

The Cimarron River winds through the heart of this North Central Oklahoma landscape, defining the industrial and social geography of the early 1930s. Centered on the town of Yale, the map reveals a region dense with rural infrastructure, including a proliferation of country schools such as Silver Creek Sch and Forest Home Sch. The era's oil and gas economy is clearly visible through the presence of clustered Oil Tanks near Oilton and Pemeta, while the intricate network of the Missouri Kansas Texas, St Louis San Francisco, and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads illustrates the vital transport links between settlements like Jennings and Maramec. The map also preserves the complex political history of the area, marking the Old Ind Ter Okla Bdy and the South Boundary Cherokee Outlet.