No doubt. Not many "roads" anyway -- at least not "wagon roads". The Muscogee living in the area were basically refugees. Many of the Muscogee had moved away from Ft Gibson and the Texas Road looking for a safer place to live. It didn't stay safe for long as it was about the only place in the region that had food.

You may remember that Phillips' Expedition of Feb 1864 went through this area in part to forage for Ft Gibson (Blunt). After this expedition, Phillips continued to send foraging parties into the western Muscogee (Creek) Nation for corn and livestock.