Chisholm Trail
![1873 Map of Chisholm Trail with Subsidiary Trails in Texas (from Kansas Historical Society)](/Images/godic/202501/04/1873_Map_of_Chisholm_Trail_with_subsidiary_trails_in_Texas2118.jpg")
![Chisholm Trail crossing through modern-day Duncan, Oklahoma](/Images/godic/202501/04/Chisholmtrailduncan2118.JPG")
![Chisholm Trail historical marker in Kingfisher, Oklahoma](/Images/godic/202501/04/Chisholm_Trail_Historical_Marker_Kingfisher2118.jpg")
![Marker of the end of the Chisholm Trail in Donna, Texas](/Images/godic/202501/04/ChisholmTrailMark_DonnaTexas2118.JPG")
The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland, from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads. The portion of the trail marked by Jesse Chisholm went from his southern trading post near the Red River, to his northern trading post near Kansas City, Kansas.