50
YEARS BEFORE OKLAHOMA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
1858
1859
1860
February 8,
Greer County in Oklahoma claimed by Texas.
1861
APRIL - BEGINNING
OF THE CIVIL WAR
1862
Cicil War period
1863
Civil War period
July
1, Battle of Cabin Creek (Union victory), Colonel James
M. Williams of the First Kansas Colored Infantry led
a Union supply train from Fort Scott, Kansas, to Indian
Territory, Fort Gibson, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
Confederate Colonel Stand Watie, with about 1,600 to
1,800 men intended to assault the Union troops at the
crossing of Cabin Creek, a stage station near present
Vinita in Mayes County. The Federal troops drove the
Confederates off with artillery fire and two cavalry
charges and the supply train arrived in Fort Gibson.
1864
Civil War period
1865
MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR
Treaty
signed between the U.S. Government and the Comanche
and Kiowa, which granted the Native Americans the area
which now is western Oklahoma.
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
Fort Reno built
in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
'Boomers' bands
of white migrants settled in the Oklahoma area.
David Lewis
Payne, appointed Chief Leader of the Oklahoma 'Boomers'
area (1879-November 27, 1884).
Tulsa founded
in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
April 22, Unassigned
lands formally opened to white settlement in Oklahoma
1880
Bartlesville Wesleyan College founded in Bartlesville,
Washington County, Oklahoma.
Claremore,
settled on the site of a former Native American village
by a Delaware Native American, John Bullette, county
seat and located in Rogers County, Oklahoma. Coordinates
36°16'N-95°36'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Mason Hotel, Will Rogers
Memorial .
1881
1882
1883
January 8, Patrick
J. Hurley born in Choctaw Nation - Indian Territory
(Oklahoma). Lawyer, military diplomat and brigadier
general. Died on July 30, 1963 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, New Mexico.
1884
William L. Couch,
appointed Chief Leader of the Oklahoma 'Boomers' area
(1884-1889).
1885
1886
Frazier
in Jackson County, settled on the banks of the Salt
Fork of the Red River in Oklahoma.
1887
Ardmore founded in Chickasaw Native
American Territory, seat of Carter County in Oklahoma.
Coordinates 34°10'N-97°08'W.Attractions
& Recreation : Arbuckle Mountains,
Charles B. Goddard Center for Visual and Performing
Arts, Eliza Cruce Hall Doll Museum, Greater Southwest
Historical Museum, Lake Murray State Park, Platt National
Park. Tivoli Theatre.
1888
1889
James Murray,
appointed president of the Oklahoma Colony.
Edmond, settled
in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°39'N-97°29'W.
El Reno settled
when the Rock Island arrived, in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
Coordinates 35°32'N-97°57'W.
Rock Island
Railroad reached Enid, seat of Garfield County in Oklahoma.
Coordinates 39°19'N-97°48'W.
April 22, Guthrie
founded on the Cottonwood Creek, seat of Logan County
in Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°53'-97°25'W.
April 22, first
settlers arrived in Oklahoma City area in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma.
April 27, William
L. Couch, appointed provisional mayor of Oklahoma City
in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1889-November 11, 1889).
November 11,
Sidney Clark, appointed acting provisional mayor of
Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1889-November
27, 1889).
November 27,
A.J. Beale, appointed provisional mayor of Oklahoma
City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1889-December 30,
1889).
1890
Oklahoma population,
258,657 residents.
Atoka in Atoka County,
population 800 residents.
Beaver County population,
2,674 residents.
Caddo in Bryan County,
population 2,170 residents.
Canadian County population,
7,158 residents.
El Reno in Canadian County,
285 residents.
Ardmore in Carter County,
2,100 residents.
Tahlequah in Cherokee
County, population 1,200 residents.
Cleveland County population,
6,605 residents.
Lexington in Cleveland
County, population 223 residents.
Norman in Cleveland County,
population 787 residents.
Coalgate in Coal County,
population 818 residents.
Lehigh in Coal County,
population 1,600 residents.
Vinita in Craig County,
population 1,200 residents.
Greer County population,
5,338 residents.
Pauls Valley in Garvin
County, population 206 residents.
Wynnewood in Garvin County,
population 398 residents.
Kingfisher County population,
8,332 residents.
Kingfisher in Kingfisher
County, 1,134 residents.
Logan County population,
12,770 residents.
Guthrie in Logan County,
population 5,333 residents.
Marietta in Love County,
population 110 residents.
Eufaula in McIntosh County,
population 500 residents.
Dougherty in Murray County,
population 103 residents.
Muskogee in Muskogee
County, population 1,200 residents.
Oklahoma County population,
11,742 residents.
Edmond in Oklahoma County,
294 residents.
Okmulgee in Okmulgee
County, 136 residents.
Payne County population,
7,215 residents.
Stillwater in Payne County,
population 480 residents.
Hartshorne in Pittsburg
County, population 939 residents.
McAlester in Pittsburg
County, population 3,000 residents.
Wewoka in Semilole County,
population 25 residents.
Beaver County
established in Oklahoma, seat Beaver.
Canadian County
established in Oklahoma, seat El Reno.
Cleveland County
established in Oklahoma, seat Norman.
Greer County
established in Oklahoma, seat Mangum.
Guthrie, incorporated
in Logan County, Oklahoma.
Holdenville (first named
Echo), relocated and renamed Fentress , seat of Hughes
County in Oklahoma.
Kingfisher
County established in Oklahoma, seat Kingfisher.
Payne County
established in Oklahoma, seat Stillwater.
Oklahoma became
Oklahoma Territory.
Central State
College established in Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
May 2, George
Washington Steel, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1890-October
18, 1891).
July 15, D.W.
Gibbs, appointed provisional mayor of Oklahoma City
in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
August 12,
Oklahoma City incorporated in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
August 12,
W.J. Gault, appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1890-April 12, 1892).
1891
Caddo County
established in Oklahoma, seat Anadarko.
Custer County
establsihed in Oklahoma, seat Arapaho.
Kiowa County
established in Oklahoma, seat Hobart.
Lincoln County
established in Oklahoma, seat Chandler.
Logan County
established in Oklahoma, seat Guthrie.
Oklahoma County
established in Oklahoma, seat Oklahoma City.
Pottawatomie
County established in Oklahoma, seat Shawnee.
July 10, post
office opened in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
October 18,
Robert Martin, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1891-February
1, 1892).
1892
Chickasha, founded on the Washita River, seat of Grady
County, Oklahoma. Coordinates : 35°02'N-97°58'W.
Dewey County established in Oklahoma, seat Taloga.
Duncan, founded on the Chisholm Trail in Stephens County,
Oklahoma. Coordinates 34°30'N-97°57'W.
The Rock Island Railroad reached Duncan in Stephens
County, Oklahoma.
February 1, Abraham Jefferson Seay, appointed governor
of Oklahoma (1892-May 7, 1893).
March
3, post office opened in Adell, Potawatomie County,
Oklahoma.
April 12, O.A. Mitscher, appointed mayor of Oklahoma
City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1892-April 9, 1894).
1893
Alva,
town established on Salt Fork of the Arkansas River
in Woods County, Oklahoma. Named
after railroad attorney Alva Adams. Coordinates 36°48'N-98°40'W.
Attractions
& Recreation : Alabaster
Caverns State Park, Great Salt Plains State Park and
Little Sahara State Park nearby.
El
Reno incorporated in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
Woods
County established in Oklahoma, seat Alva.
May
7, William Cary Renfrow, appointed governor of Oklahoma
(1893-May 24, 1897).
September
16, Enid founded as a tent city in Garfield County,
Oklahoma.
1894
Cushing, incorporated
as town in Payne County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°59'N-96°46'W.
Enid incorporated
in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
April 9, Nelson
Button, appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1894-April 13, 1896).
1895
Blaine County
established in Oklahoma, seat Watonga.
Garfield County
established in Oklahoma, seat Enid.
Grant County
established in Oklahoma, seat Medford.
Holdenville laid out,
seat of Hughes County in Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°05'N-96°24'W.
Kay County
established in Oklahoma, seat Newkirk.
Roger Mills
County established in Oklahoma, seat Cheyenne.
1896
Claremore incorporated
as town in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
April 13, Charles
Graham Jones, appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1896-April 12, 1897).
1897
Bartlesville,
city on the Caney River incorporated. Seat of Washington
County in Oklahoma. Coordinates 34°10'N-97°08'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Woolaroc Museum.
Noble County
established in Oklahoma, seat Perry.
North
Western Oklahoma State University established in Alva,
Woods County, Oklahoma.
Pawnee
County established in Oklahoma, seat Pawnee.
Washita
County established in Oklahoma, seat Cordell.
April 12, J.P.
Allen, appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1897-April 10, 1899).
May
24, Cassius McDonald Barnes, appointed governor of Oklahoma
(1897-April 20, 1901).
1898
Ardmore incorporated
in Carter County, Oklahoma.
Duncan incorporated
as town in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
E. Calkins,
appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1898-1899).
Holdenville incorporated,
seat of Hughes County in Oklahoma.
January 18,
Tulsa City incorporated in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
February 12, Roy Harris,
born in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Composer of classical
music.
1899
Chickasha, incorporated
in Grady County, Oklahoma.
R.N. Bynum,
appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1899-1900).
April 10, Lee
Van Winkle, appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1899-April 8, 1901).
1900
Henryetta,
settled as a Frisco Railway station in Okmulgee County,
Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°27'N-95°59'W.
Oklahoma population,
790,391 residents.
Oklahoma, Stillxwell
population in Adair County, 779 residents.
Oklahoma, Westville population
in Adair County, 296 residents.
Oklahoma, Beaver County
population, 3,051 residents.
Oklahoma, Beaver population
in Beaver County, 112 residents.
Oklahoma, Blaine County
population, 10,658 residents.
Oklahoma, Caddo population
in Bryan County, 930 residents.
Oklahoma, Durant population
in Bryan County, 2,969 residents.
Oklahoma, Kemp population
in Bryan County, 221 residents.
Oklahoma, Silo population
in Bryan County, 246 residents.
Oklahoma, Sterrett population
in Bryan County, 575 residents.
Oklahoma, Canadian County
population, 15,981 residents.
Oklahoma, El Reno population
in Canadian County, 3,383 residents.
Oklahoma, Ardmore population
in Carter County, 5,681 residents.
Oklahoma, Berwyn population
in Carter County, 276 residents.
Oklahoma, Lone Grove
population in Carter County, 215 residents.
Oklahoma, Tahlequah population
in Cherokee County, 1,482 residents.
Oklahoma, Cleveland County
population, 16,388 residents.
Oklahoma, Lexington population
in Cleveland County, 861 residents.
Oklahoma, Moore population
in Cleveland County, 129 residents.
Oklahoma, Noble population
in Cleveland County, 349 residents.
Oklahoma, Norman population
in Cleveland County, 2,225 residents.
Oklahoma, Coalgate population
in Coal County, 2,614 residents.
Oklahoma, Lehigh population
in Coal County, 1,500 residents.
Oklahoma, Custer County
population, 12,264 residents.
Oklahoma, Arapaho population
in Custer County, 253 residents.
Oklahoma, Weatherford
population in Custer County, 1,017 residents.
Oklahoma, Bluejacket
population in Craig County, 303 residents.
Oklahoma, Vinita population
in Craig County, 2,339 residents.
Oklahoma, Welch population
in Craig County, 334 residents.
Oklahoma, Bristow population
in Creek County, 626 residents.
Oklahoma, Sapulpa population
in Creek County, 891 residents.
Oklahoma, Day County
population, 2,173 residents.
Oklahoma, Grove population
in Delaware County, 314 residents.
Oklahoma, Dewey County
population, 8,819 residents.
Oklahoma, Garfield County
population, 22,076 residents.
Oklahoma, Enid population
in Garfield County, 3,444 residents.
Oklahoma, North Enid
population in Garfield County, 205 residents.
Oklahoma, Waukomis population
in Garfield County, 688 residents.
Oklahoma, Elmore City
population in Garvin County, 192 residents.
Oklahoma, Paoli population
in Garvin County, 234 residents.
Oklahoma, Pauls Valley
population in Garvin County, 1,467 residents.
Oklahoma, Wynnewood population
in Garvin County, 1,907 residents.
Oklahoma, Chickasha population
in Grady County, 3,209 residents.
Oklahoma, Rush Springs
population in Grady County, 518 residents.
Oklahoma, Grant County
population, 17,273 residents.
Oklahoma, Jefferson population
in Grant County, 300 residents.
Oklahoma, Manchester
population in Grant County, 158 residents.
Oklahoma, Medford population
in Grant County, 551 residents.
Oklahoma, Pond Creek
population in Grant County, 822 residents.
Oklahoma, Renfrow population
in Grant County, 129 residents.
Oklahoma, Greer County
population, 17,922 residents.
Oklahoma, Tamaha population
in Haskell County, 237 residents.
Oklahoma, Holdenville
population in Hughes County, 749 residents.
Oklahoma, Cornish population
in Jefferson County, 307 residents.
Oklahoma, Mannsville
population in Johnston County, 198 residents.
Oklahoma, Ravia population
in Johnston County, 128 residents.
Oklahoma, Kay County
population, 22,530 residents.
Oklahoma, Blackwell population
in Kay County, 2,283 residents.
Oklahoma, Braman population
in Kay County, 249 residents.
Oklahoma, Cross population
in Kay County, 300 residents.
Oklahoma, Newkirk population
in Kay County, 1,754 residents.
Oklahoma, Ponca City
population in Kay County, 2,528 residents.
Oklahoma, Tonkawa population
in Kay County, 707 residents.
Oklahoma, Kingfisher
County population, 18,501 residents.
Oklahoma, Hennessey population
in Kingfisher County, 1,367 residents.
Oklahoma, Kingfisher
population in Kingfisher County, 2,301 residents.
Oklahoma, Bokoshe population
in Le Flore County, 153 residents.
Oklahoma, Cameron population
in Le Flore County, 316 residents.
Oklahoma, Cowlington
population in Le Flore County, 272 residents.
Oklahoma, Heavener population
in Le Flore County, 234 residents.
Oklahoma, Howe population
in Le Flore County, 626 residents.
Oklahoma, Poteau population
in Le Flore County, 1,182 residents.
Oklahoma, Spiro population
in Le Flore County, 543 residents.
Oklahoma, Wister population
in Le Flore County, 313 residents.
Oklahoma, Lincoln County
population, 27,007 residents.
Oklahoma, Chandler population
in Lincoln County, 1,430 residents.
Oklahoma, Stroud population
in Lincoln County, 800 residents.
Oklahoma, Wellston population
in Lincoln County, 383 residents.
Oklahoma, Logan County
population, 26,563 residents.
Oklahoma, Crescent population
in Logan County, 139 residents.
Oklahoma, Guthrie population
in Logan County, 10,006 residents.
Oklahoma, Langston population
in Logan County, 251 residents.
Oklahoma, Orlando population
in Logan County, 300 residents.
Oklahoma, Leon population
in Love County, 221 residents.
Oklahoma, Marietta population
in Love County, 842 residents.
Oklahoma, Orr population
in Love County, 222 residents.
Oklahoma, Purcell population
in McClain County, 2,277 residents.
Oklahoma, Checotah population
in McIntosh County, 805 residents.
Oklahoma, Eufaula population
in McIntosh County, 757 residents.
Oklahoma, Oakland population
in Marshall County, 701 residents.
Oklahoma, Adair population
in Mayes County, 268 residents.
Oklahoma, Pryor Creek
population in Mayes County, 495 residents.
Oklahoma, Davis population
in Murray County, 1,346 residents.
Oklahoma, Dougherty population
in Murray County, 437 residents.
Oklahoma, Hickory population
in Murray County, 262 residents.
Oklahoma, Sulphur population
in Murray County, 1,198 residents.
Oklahoma, Fort Gibson
population in Muskogee County, 617 residents.
Oklahoma, Muskogee population
in Muskogee County, 4,254 residents.
Oklahoma, Webbers Falls
population in Muskogee, 211 residents.
Oklahoma, Noble County
population, 14,015 residents.
Oklahoma, Billings population
in Npble County, 406 residents.
Oklahoma, Perry population
in Noble County, 3,351 residents.
Oklahoma, Lenapah population
in Nowata County, 154 residents.
Oklahoma, Nowata population
in Nowata County, 498 residents.
Oklahoma, Oklahoma County
population, 25,915 residents.
Oklahoma, Edmond population
in Oklahoma County, 965 residents.
Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
population in Oklahoma County, 10,037 residents.
Oklahoma, Okmulgee population
in Okmulgee County, 136 residents.
Oklahoma, Afton population
in Ottawa County, 606 residents.
Oklahoma, Fairland population
in Ottawa County, 499 residents.
Oklahoma, Miami population
in Ottawa County, 1,527 residents.
Oklahoma, Peoria population
in Ottawa County, 144 residents.
Oklahoma, Wyandotte population
in Ottawa County, 224 residents.
Oklahoma, Pawnee County
population, 12,366 residents.
Oklahoma, Cleveland population
in Pawnee County, 211 residents.
Oklahoma, Pawnee population
in Pawnee County, 1464 residents.
Oklahoma, Payne County
population, 20,909 residents.
Oklahoma, Cushing population
in Payne County, 226 residents.
Oklahoma, Perkins population
in Payne County, 719 residents.
Oklahoma, Ripley population
in Payne County, 474 residents.
Oklahoma, Stillwater
population in Payne County, 2,431 residents.
Oklahoma, Canadian population
in Pittsburg County, 522 residents.
Oklahoma, Hartshorne
population in Pittsburg County, 2,352 residents.
Oklahoma, McAlester population
in Pittsburg County, 4,125 residents.
Oklahoma, Pottawatomie
County population, 26,412 residents.
Oklahoma, McLoud population
in Pottawatomie County, 498 residents.
Oklahoma, Shawnee population
in Pottawatomi County, 3,462 residents.
Oklahoma, Tecumseh population
in Pottawatomie County, 1,193 residents.
Oklahoma, Roger Mills
County population, 6,190 residents.
Oklahoma, Catoosa population
in Rogers County, 241 residents.
Oklahoma, Chelsea population
in Rogers County, 566 residents.
Oklahoma, Claremore population
in Rogers County, 855 residents.
Oklahoma, Collinsville
population in Rogers County, 376 residents.
Oklahoma, Oolagah population
in Rogers County, 308 residents.
Oklahoma, Gans population
in Sequoyah County, 204 residents.
Oklahoma, Gore population
in Sequoyah County, 297 residents.
Oklahoma, Marble City
population in Sequoyah County, 168 residents.
Oklahoma, Moffett population
in Sequoyah County, 340 residents.
Oklahoma, Muldrow population
in Sequoyah County, 557 residents.
Oklahoma, Roland population
in Sequoyah County, 212 residents.
Oklahoma, Sallisaw population
in Sequoyah County, 1,785 residents.
Oklahoma, Vian population
in Sequoyah County, 900 residents.
Oklahoma, Comanche population
in Stephens County, 547 residents.
Oklahoma, Duncan population
in Stephens County, 1,164 residents.
Oklahoma, Marlow population
in Stephens County, 1,016 residents.
Oklahoma, Tulsa population
in Tulsa County, 1,390 residents.
Oklahoma, Wagoner population
in Wagoner County, 2,372 residents.
Oklahoma, Bartlesville
population in Washington County, 698 residents.
Oklahoma, Washita County
population, 15,001 residents.
Oklahoma, Woods County
population, 34,975 residents.
Oklahoma, Alva population
in Woods County, 1,499 residents.
Oklahoma, Woodward County
population, 7,469 residents.
L.M. Poe, appointed mayor
of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1900-1901).
November 20, Chester
Gould, born in Pawnee, Oklahoma. 'Dick Tracy' cartoonist.
November
29, the 'Altus Weekly News' founded by Judge J.P.
Orr, began publishing in Altus, Oklahoma.
1901
Altus incorporated as town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
Cache,
established on former Apache-Comanche-Kiowa tribal lands
in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
Elk City (previously named Busvh) laid out on Elk Creek
in Beckham County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°25'N-99°25'W.
The Rock Island Railroad
arrived in Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma.
Guymon, founded by E.T.
Guymon in Texas County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 36°41'N-101°29'W.
Kiowa-Apache-Comanche
nation opened near El Reno in Canadian County, Oklahoma.
G.D. Blakey, appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma (1901-1903).
April 8, Charles Graham Jones, appointed second-term
mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
(1901-April 13, 1903).
April 20, Willim Miller Jenkins, appointed governor
of Oklahoma (1901-November 30, 1901).
July 20, Fred Mason Bullard, born in McLoud, Pottawatomie
County, Oklahoma. Geologist, specialized in volcanic
activity, works e.g. 'Volcanoes, in History, in
Theory, and in Eruption'.
November 30, William C. Grimes, appointed governor of
Oklahoma (1901-December 9, 1901).
December 9, Thompson Benton Ferguson, appointed governor
of Oklahoma (1901-January 5, 1906).
1902
Frederick, incorporated
in Tillman County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 34°23'N-99°01'W.
February 18, post office
opened in Adelia, Coal County, Oklahoma.
1903
Artesian mineral
waters discovered in Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma.
Broken Arrow,
laid out in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Coordinates : 36°03'N-95°48'W.
Clinton, founded
on the Washita River in Custer County, Oklahoma. Coordinates
: 35°31'N-98°59'W.
Henryetta, incorporated
in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
G.W. Mowbray,
Sr. appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
(1903-1904).
April 13, Lee
Van Winkle, appointed second-term mayor of Oklahoma
City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1903-April 10, 1905).
1904
H.R. Cline,
appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1904-1905).
1905
Discovery of
oil nearby Ardmore, in Carter County, Oklahoma.
Guymon, incorporated
as town in Texas County, Oklahoma.
Harper County
established in Oklahoma, seat Buffalo.
Carrie Nation
, began prohibition activities in Guthrie, Logan County,
Oklahoma.
C.L. Reeder,
appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1905-1906).
1906
John O. Mitchell,
appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1906-1907).
Phillips University
established in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma.
January 5,
Frank Frantz, appointed governor of Oklahoma (1906-November
16, 1907).
1907
Adair County
established in Oklahoma, seat Stilwell.
Alfalfa established
in Oklahoma, seat Cherokee.
Altus
town, appointed seat of Jackson County in Oklahoma.
Coordinates 34°38'N-99°20'W.
Atoka County
established in Oklahoma, seat Atoka.
Beckham County
established in Oklahoma, seat Sayre.
Bryan County
established in Oklahoma, seat Durant.
Carter County
established in Oklahoma, seat Ardmore,
Cherokee County
established in Oklahoma, seat Tahlequah.
Chickasha,
appointed seat of Grady County, Oklahoma.
Choctaw County
established in Oklahoma, seat Hugo.
Cimarron County
established in Oklahoma, seat Boise City.
Coal County
established in Oklahoma, seat Coalgate.
Comanche County
established in Oklahoma, seat Lawton.
Craig County
established in Oklahoma, seat Vinita.
Creek County
established in Oklahoma, seat Sapulpa.
Delaware County
established in Oklahoma, seat Jay.
Elk City incorporated
in Beckham County, Oklahoma.
Ellis County
established in Oklahoma, seat Arnett.
Frederick, appointed
seat of Tillman County in Oklahoma.
Garvin County
established in Oklahoma, seat Pauls Valley.
Grady County
established in Oklahoma, seat Chickasha.
Haskell County
established in Oklahoma, seat Stigler.
Huges County
established in Oklahoma, seat Holdenville.
Hugo, appointed seat
of Choctaw County in Oklahoma. Named for author Victor
Hugo.
Jackson County
established in Oklahoma, seat Altus.
Jefferson County
established in Oklahoma, seat Waurika.
Johnston County
established in Oklahoma, seat Tishomingo.
Latimer County
established in Oklahoma, seat Wilburton.
LeFlore County
established in Oklahoma, seat Poteau.
Love County
established in Oklahoma, seat Marietta.
Marshall County
established in Oklahoma, seat Madill.
Mayes County
established in Oklahoma, seat Pryor.
McClain County
established in Oklahoma, seat Purcell.
McCurtain County
established in Oklahoma, seat Idabel.
McIntosh County
established in Oklahoma, seat Eufaula.
Murray County
established in Oklahoma, seat Sulphur.
Muskogee County
established in Oklahoma, seat Muskogee.
Nowata County
established in Oklahoma, seat Nowata.
Okfuskee County
established in Oklahoma, seat Okemah.
Okmulgee County
established in Oklahoma, seat Okmulgee.
Osage County
established in Oklahoma, seat Pawhuska.
Ottawa County
established in Oklahoma, seat Miami.
Pittsburg County
organized in Oklahoma, seat McAlester. Area 1,306 sq.mi.
Pontotoc County
established in Oklahoma, seat Ada.
Pushmataha County
established in Oklahoma, seat Antlers.
Rogers County
established in Oklahoma, seat Claremore.
Seminole County
established in Oklahoma, seat Wewoka.
Sequoyah County
established in Oklahoma, seat Sallisaw.
Stephens County
established in Oklahoma, seat Duncan.
Texas County
established in Oklahoma, seat Guymon.
Tillman County
established in Oklahoma, seat Frederick.
Tulsa County
established in Oklahoma, seat Tulsa.
Wagoner County
established in Oklahoma, seat Wagoner.
Washington
County, established in Oklahoma, seat Bartlesville.
Woodward County
established in Oklahoma, seat Woodward.
W.E. Rhode,
appointed mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1907-1909).
April 8, Henry
M. Scales, appointed mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1907-April 11, 1910).
November
16, Oklahoma OK, 46th state
admitted to the Union
Oklahoma
Today :
capital Oklahoma City. Area 69,903 sq.mi.(181.049km²),
20th largest state. Counties
77 : Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham,
Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee,
Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton,
Craigh, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield,
Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell,
Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher,
Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major,
Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray,
Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee,
Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc,
Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole,
Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner,
Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward.Attractions
& Recreation :
Altus Lake, Arbuckle Lake, Arcadia Lake, Bear Creek
Cove, Birch Lake, Broken Bow Lake, Canton Lake, Chickasaw
National Recreation Area, Chouteau Lock & Dam,
Copan Lake, Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge, Eufaula
Lake, Fort Cobb Reservoir, Fort Gibson Lake, Fort
Supply Lake, Foss Reservoir, Great Salt Plains, Heyburn
Lake, Hugo Lake, Hulah Lake, Kaw Lake, Keystone Lake,
Kirkpatrick Science & Air Space Museum, Lake Thunderbird,
Little River National Wildlife Refuge, McGee Creek
Reservoir, New Graham Lock & Dam, Oklahoma City
National Memorial, Oklahoma Historical Society &
Museum of History, Oolagah Lake, Optima Lake, Optima
National Wildlife Refuge, Ozark Plateau National Wildlife
Refuge, Pine Creek Lake, Robert S. Kerr Lock &
Dam 15, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Sardis
Lake, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Skiatook
Lake, Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Tishomingo National Fish
Hatchery, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Tom
Steed Reservoir, W.D. Mayo Lock & Dam 14, Washita
Battlefield National Historic Site, Washita National
Wildlife Refuge, Waurika Lake, Webbers Falls Lock
& Dam 16, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Wister
Lake.
November
16, Charles Nathaniel Haskell, elected governor of Oklahoma
(1907-January 9, 1911).
1908
Claremore incorporated
as city in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
Hugo, incorporated in
Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 34°01'N-95°31'W.
Oklahoma College
of Liberal Arts, established in Chickasha, Grady County,
Oklahoma.
February 17,
Arizona born Geronimo, died in Fort Sill, Comanche County,
Oklahoma. Chiricahua Apache leader.
1909
Bethany city
established, as a religious colony, in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°31'N-97°38'W.
Clinton, incorporated
in Custer County, Oklahoma.
Harmon County
established in Oklahoma, seat Hollis.
Major County
established in Oklahoma, seat Fairview.
John O. Mitchell,
elected second-term mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma (1909-1910).
The Panhandle Agricultural
and Mechanical College, established in Guymon, Texas County,
Oklahoma.
January 25,
post office opened in Abbott, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
January 31,
post office closed in Adelia, Coal County, Oklahoma.
June 23, post
office opened in Adelaide, Cotton County, Oklahoma.
1910
Oklahoma population,
1,657,155 residents.
Duncan incorporated
as city in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Jackson County
Courthouse built in Oklahoma.
L.J. Martin,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1910-1912).
February 15,
post office closed in Abbott, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
June 1, Oklahoma
City in Oklahoma County, appointed capital of Oklahoma.
June 11, Dan
V. Lackey, appointed acting mayor of Oklahoma City in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1910-June 8, 1911).
1911
January 9,
Lee Cruce elected governor of Oklahoma (1911-January
11, 1915).
June 8, Whit
M. Grant, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1911-April 13, 1915).
1912
Cotton County
established in Oklahoma, seat Walters.
F.M. Wooden,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1912-1916).
July 14, Woody Wilson
Guthrie born in Okemah, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. Composer
ans singer.
1913
Cushing became
city, after discovery of rich oilfields, Payne County,
Oklahoma.
1914
March 11, Ralph
Waldo Ellison, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Novelist
'Invisible Man'
October 25,
John Berryman, born in McAlester in Oklahoma. U.S. poet
(Love & Fame, etc.)
November 30,
post office closed in Adelaide, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
1915
January 11,
Robert Lee Williams, elected governor of Oklahoma (1915-January
13, 1919).
April 13, Edward
Overholser, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1915-December 24, 1918).
1916
J.H. Simmons,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1916-1918).
1917
1918
C.H. Hubbard,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1918-1920).
December 24,
Byron D. Sheer, elected mayor of of Oklahoma City in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1918-April 7, 1919).
1919
Altus
town, incorporated as city in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
The
Oklahoma Military Academy, established in Claremore,
Rogers County, Oklahoma.
January
13, James Brooks Ayers Robertson, elected governor of
Oklahoma (1919-January 8, 1923).
April
7, John Calloway Walton, elected mayor of Oklahoma City
in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (1919-January 9, 1923).
1920
Oklahoma population,
2,028,283 residents.
T.D. Evans,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1920-1922).
1921
Discovery of
oil (Erle Haliburton) near Duncan in Stephens County,
Oklahoma.
1922
H.F. Newblock, elected
mayor of Tulso in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1922-1928).
1923
Guymon, incorporated
as city in Texas County, Oklahoma
January 8,
John Calloway Walton, elected governor of Oklahoma (1923-November
19, 1923).
January 9,
Mike Donnelly, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1923-April 4, 1923).
April 4, O.A.
Cargill, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1923-April 12, 1927).
November 19,
Martin Edwin Trapp, elected governor of Oklahoma (1923-January
10, 1927).
1924
1925
1926
1927
January 10,
Henry Simpson Johnston, elected governor of Oklahoma
(1927-March 20, 1929).
March 6, Leroy
Gordon Cooper Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. U.S. astronaut,
last Mercury flight.
April 12, Walter
C. Dean, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1927-April 12, 1931).
1928
Dan W. Patton,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1928-1930).
1929
March 20, William
Judson Holloway, elected governor of Oklahoma (1929-January
1, 1931).
1930
Oklahoma population,
2,396,040 residents.
George L. Watkins,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1930-1932).
1931
NBC Bank founded
by W.B."Walter" Gover in Altus, Jackson County,
Oklahoma.
January 1,
William Henry Murray, elected governor of Oklahoma (1931-January
14, 1935).
April 12, C.J.
Blinn, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1931-November 7, 1933).
1932
H.H. Newblock,
elected second-term mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma (1932-1934).
1933
November 7,
Tom McGee, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1933-April 9, 1935).
1934
T.A. Penney,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1934-1940).
1935
January 14,
Ernest Whitworth Marland, elected governor of Oklahoma
(1935-January 9, 1939).
April 9, John
Frank Martin, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1935-April 11, 1939).
1936
1937
1938
El Reno Junior
College opened in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma.
1939
January 9, Leon
Chase Phillips, elected governor of Oklahoma (1939-January
11, 1943).
April 11, Robert
A. Hefner, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma (1939-April 8, 1947).
1940
Oklahoma population,
2,336,434 residents.
First Teen
Town (recreation for teenagers) opened in the U.S. established
in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma.
C.H. Veale,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1940-1944).
1941
1942
1943
January 11,
Robert Samuel Kerr, elected governor of Oklahoma (1943-January
13, 1947).
1944
Olney F. Flynn,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1944-1946).
1945
1946
Del City, a
residential development, founded by George Epperly in
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°27'N-97°27'W.
Lee Price,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1946-1948).
1947
January 13,
Roy Joseph Turner, elected governor of Oklahoma (1947-January
8, 1951).
April 8, Allen
Street, elected mayor of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma (1947-April 7, 1959).
1948
Del City, incorporated
in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
Roy M. Lundy,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1948-1950).
1949
1950
Oklahoma population,
2,233,351 residents.
George H. Stoner,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1950-1952).
1951
January 8,
Johnston Murray, elected governor of Oklahoma (1951-January
10, 1955).
1952
C.M. Warren,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1952-1954).
1953
1954
L.C. Clark,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1954-1956).
1955
January 10,
Raymond D. Gary, elected governor of Oklahoma ((1955-January
12, 1959).
1956
George E. Norvell,
elected mayor of Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (1956-1958).
1957
50
YEARS AFTER OKLAHOMA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
OK
1857-1957
CHOCTAW COUNTY
Timeline 2
Topics
Choctaw
County organized in 1907, seat Hugo. Area 774 sq.mi. (2.005km²).
Cities/Towns/Places :Boswell, Fort Towson, Gay, Grant,
Hugo, Messer, Sawyer, Soper, Spencerville, Swink.
2009
1907
Choctaw County
established in Oklahoma, seat Hugo.
1908
Hugo,
incorporated in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. Coordinates
34°01'N-95°31'W.
OK
1857-1957 COMANCHE
COUNTY Timeline
3 Topics
1901
Cache,
established on former Apache-Comanche-Kiowa tribal lands
in Comanche County, OK.Attractions
& Recreation : The Star House, Wichita
Mountain Wildlife Refuge
1907
Comanche County
established in OK, seat Lawton.Municipalities : Cache, Chattanooga,
Elgin, Faxon, Fletcher, Fort Sill, Geronimo, Indiahoma,
Lawton, Medicine Park, Meers, Sterling.
1908
February 17, Arizona
born Geronimo, died in Fort Sill, Comanche County, OK.
Chiricahua Apache leader.
OK
1857-1957
GREER COUNTY
Timeline 4
Topics
Greer
County organized in 1890, seat Mangum. Area 639 sq.mi. (1.655km²).
Cities/Towns/Places : Granite,
Mangum, Reed, Willow.
2009
1860
February
8, Greer County in Oklahoma claimed by Texas.
1890
Greer County
established in Oklahoma, seat Mangum.
Oklahoma, Greer County
population, 5,338 residents.
1900
Oklahoma,
Greer County population, 17,922 residents.
OK
1857-1957 HUGHES
COUNTY Timeline
3 Topics
1890
Holdenville
(first named Echo), relocated and renamed Fentress,
seat of Hughes County in Oklahoma.
1895
Holdenville
laid out, seat of Hughes County in Oklahoma. Coordinates
35°05'N-96°24'W.
1898
Holdenville
incorporated, seat of Hughes County in Oklahoma.
OK
1857-1957 LOGAN
COUNTY Timeline 3
Topics
1889
April 22, Guthrie
founded on the Cottonwood Creek, seat of Logan County
in Oklahoma. Coordinates 35°53'-97°25'W.
1890
Guthrie, incorporated
in Logan County, Oklahoma.
1891
Logan County
established in Oklahoma, seat Guthrie.
OK
1857-1957 OKFUSKEE
COUNTY Timeline
2 Topics
1907
Okfuskee County
established in Oklahoma, seat Okemah.
1912
July
14, Woody Wilson Guthrie born in Okemah, Okfuskee County,
Oklahoma. Composer ans singer.
OK
1857-1957 OKMULGEE
COUNTY Timeline
2 Topics
1900
Henryetta,
settled as a Frisco Railway station in Okmulgee County,
OK. Coordinates 35°27'N-95°59'W.
