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This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma has a long history of Native American settlement and reservations. From 1834 to 1907, prior to Oklahoma's statehood, the territory was set aside by the US government and designated as Indian Territory, and today 6% of the population identifies as Native American.
According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Tatums was founded in Indian Territory in 1895 by Lee and Mary Tatum, though Oklahoma Place Names states that the town was not incorporated until May 9, 1896, And a hotel was built in 1899, a blacksmith shop in 1900,a cotton gin and sawmill in 1910, and a motor garage in 1918.Oil wells were drilled in the area in the 1920s,bringing ...
Ingalls is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Payne County, Oklahoma, about 9 miles (14 km) east of Stillwater. The town was settled as a result of the "Unassigned Lands" land run in 1889, and had a post office from January 22, 1890, until October 31, 1907. [3] It was named for Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas. [4]
Wellston started as an Indian trading post and post office located on the old Kickapoo Reserve. Wellston was named by Christian T. Wells, who established a trading post on the site in 1883. [4] The post office officially opened September 19, 1884. The trading post closed during the allotment of the Kickapoo Reserve.
Park Hill is located south of the center of Cherokee County and is bordered to the north by Tahlequah, the county seat. U.S. Route 62 leads north to Tahlequah and southwest 25 miles (40 km) to Muskogee , while Oklahoma State Highway 82 leads south 31 miles (50 km) to Vian .
Peggs is located in northwestern Cherokee County, along Oklahoma State Highway 82, which leads southeast 15 miles (24 km) to Tahlequah, the county seat, and northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Locust Grove in Mayes County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Peggs CDP has an area of 15.3 square miles (39.7 km 2), all land. [7]
At the time of its founding, Kiowa was located in Jacksfork County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory. [4] Its location is placed by some maps as in Tobucksy County, which included McAlester; the boundary was very near. [5] A post office was established at Kiowa, Indian Territory on May 6, 1881. It took its name from nearby Kiowa Hill. [6]
The present community of Calvin was established in 1895, when the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (C O & G) [a] laid a line through the Choctaw Nation between McAlester (then in Indian Territory) and Oklahoma City (then in Oklahoma Territory). The community was initially called "Riverview", for its location on the south bank of the Canadian ...