View Full Version : Map of OKC districts?



old okie
10-26-2010, 12:42 PM
Does anyone know where I can find an online map that shows all the districts of OKC? I'm looking for something that shows how things are arrayed that have designated areas [like Asian District, Plaza District, etc.] as well as neighborhoods [like Crown Heights, Capitol Hill, Gatewood, etc.]. I would love to see one for the entire City. I've seen such maps for other cities, but don't know if we have one. Is there such a map for OKC?

Thanks!

bornhere
10-26-2010, 04:00 PM
I'm pretty sure no such map is available online, and it may not exist at all. A map with all that info would include dozens of districts, many of them overlapping.

Spartan
10-26-2010, 05:11 PM
Platemaker and I have a few such maps, and I'd post them, but I'm too intimidated by metro and bombermwc and his cohorts who would accuse me of pushing my own content.

George
10-26-2010, 05:18 PM
here is a link to a PDF Map (3 MB) on the Planning Department's site:

http://www.okc.gov/planning/SpecialZoningDistricts%20rev3HR.pdf

dmoor82
10-26-2010, 05:19 PM
Yeah I was going to post some of Spartan's such maps but The one's I saw were of innercity districts and neighborhoods and not The entire city of OKC like old okie wanted!I would like to see such a map as well!

dmoor82
10-26-2010, 05:20 PM
here is a link to a PDF Map (3 MB) on the Planning Department's site:

http://www.okc.gov/planning/SpecialZoningDistricts%20rev3HR.pdf

^^nice find George!

old okie
10-26-2010, 09:15 PM
here is a link to a PDF Map (3 MB) on the Planning Department's site:

http://www.okc.gov/planning/SpecialZoningDistricts%20rev3HR.pdf

Wow, thanks, George. This is what I was wanting to see. Just fascinating. There is quite a bit of overlap, but more telling is the lack of cohesiveness, or "unidentified" area, on the map. I thought maybe the various additions [like Rose Creek or Rivendell, as examples] would also have been shown, but apparently no one has really put such a defined map together.

This one is good, though. Good find!

Kerry
10-27-2010, 10:18 AM
Cool map. One question though, why is Capitol Hill south of the river when the actual capitol is on NE23? Is it because back in the day it was the only hill you could see the Capitol from on the southside of the river?

adaniel
10-27-2010, 10:49 AM
I don't know if this helps, but on Google Maps if you zoom in far enough it does show neighborhood names, and for the most part its pretty good. Obviously it doesn't show the exact boundaries, and some of the neighborhood names are either way out of date or off the wall (who's ever heard of the area known as "Watchful Eyes" on the southside?) If you are looking for a neighborhood a specific house is in you also may want to try the assessor's interactive map.


Cool map. One question though, why is Capitol Hill south of the river when the actual capitol is on NE23? Is it because back in the day it was the only hill you could see the Capitol from on the southside of the river?

I heard that Capitol Hill was a separate town from OKC at one point and was competing with it to knab the capitol. In a ploy to get it to move there from Guthrie, it changed its name to "Capitol Hill" but obviously wasn't successful.

okclee
10-27-2010, 11:25 AM
Southside has been screwed since the beginning.

Kerry
10-27-2010, 11:37 AM
Southside has been screwed since the beginning.

From an 1889 Jeff Foxworthy joke - If directions to your home includes the phrase "wade across the river", you might be a southsider.

ljbab728
10-27-2010, 10:48 PM
I don't know if this helps, but on Google Maps if you zoom in far enough it does show neighborhood names, and for the most part its pretty good. Obviously it doesn't show the exact boundaries, and some of the neighborhood names are either way out of date or off the wall (who's ever heard of the area known as "Watchful Eyes" on the southside?) If you are looking for a neighborhood a specific house is in you also may want to try the assessor's interactive map.



I heard that Capitol Hill was a separate town from OKC at one point and was competing with it to knab the capitol. In a ploy to get it to move there from Guthrie, it changed its name to "Capitol Hill" but obviously wasn't successful.

Here is some information from Doug's blog to assist with that.

http://dougdawg.blogspot.com/2009/05/historic-capitol-hlll.html

Platemaker
10-28-2010, 04:27 PM
I made this a using information from Neighborhood Alliance and the OKC PD.
It will only show so many neighborhoods at a time so you have to click on page two at the bottom.
LOL it was a lot of work... you're welcome, Spartan. ;)

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ptab=2&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111426230497418153646.000459c6e29f1fac969c2

dmoor82
10-28-2010, 05:53 PM
^^Platemaker, that is Awesome!

Platemaker
10-28-2010, 06:33 PM
Thanks, buddy!

Kerry
10-28-2010, 07:43 PM
What you guys really need to find are the Oklahoma City Plat maps. Then have those overlayed with marketing names like Automobile Alley, SOSA, Bricktown, etc.

Platemaker
10-28-2010, 08:10 PM
Where can you find plat maps?

old okie
10-28-2010, 09:46 PM
I made this a using information from Neighborhood Alliance and the OKC PD.
It will only show so many neighborhoods at a time so you have to click on page two at the bottom.
LOL it was a lot of work... you're welcome, Spartan. ;)

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ptab=2&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111426230497418153646.000459c6e29f1fac969c2

WOW! This is great! Not only tedious work, but excellently done! Thank you!

db411
10-28-2010, 10:21 PM
Where can you find plat maps?
They are on the county clerk's site:

http://landrecords.oklahomacounty.org/landrecords/Plats.htm

Kerry
10-29-2010, 07:03 AM
Interesting, there is no Mesta Park plat map. Where did the name Mesta Park come from and what is the real name of the area?

Edit - never mind. I found my answers here.
http://www.mestapark.org/history-of-mesta-park

Even more mystery. Mesta Park was first called University Park. The University at the heart of Univeristy Park was Epworth University, which was relocated and renamed Oklahoma City University.

Looking around I see Doug has a write-up here.
http://www.dougloudenback.com/maps/vintage_epworth.htm

Platemaker
10-29-2010, 09:34 AM
They are on the county clerk's site:

http://landrecords.oklahomacounty.org/landrecords/Plats.htm
Excellent Thanks!

Spartan
10-29-2010, 05:34 PM
Interesting, there is no Mesta Park plat map. Where did the name Mesta Park come from and what is the real name of the area?

Edit - never mind. I found my answers here.
http://www.mestapark.org/history-of-mesta-park

Even more mystery. Mesta Park was first called University Park. The University at the heart of Univeristy Park was Epworth University, which was relocated and renamed Oklahoma City University.

Looking around I see Doug has a write-up here.
http://www.dougloudenback.com/maps/vintage_epworth.htm

In short, the name came from the Mesta family. Pearle Mesta being one of the notable women who was one of OKC's most prominent socialites at the time.

And yes, thank you Platemaker for your neighborhood map which has been a very useful resource for me in the past!

Platemaker
10-29-2010, 07:01 PM
Why not...

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll14/Platemaker_photos/OKC/DowntownOKC.jpg

HOT ROD
10-29-2010, 11:21 PM
I like this map, Platemaker.

Although it seems like the CBD is a block or two short. shouldn't it go up to 4th street (or does it correctly show on the map? I can't tell).