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Cimarron County

Kenton, in the far northwestern corner, is the only Oklahoma community on Mountain Time.

Cimarron County is the only county in the United States that touches five states: Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and its own, Oklahoma.

Established: 1907 ^[1]
County Seat: Boise City, Oklahoma 73933
Area: 1,835 mi² (4,753 km²)
Population: 2,296 ^[2]
Region: Red Carpet Country
Weather: NWS Amarillo
Info: Wikipedia
History: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cimarron County

Black Mesa

Black Mesa is a mesa that extends from Mesa de Maya in Colorado southeasterly 28 miles (45 km) along the north bank of the Cimarron River, crossing...

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Black Mesa State Park

This park is in Oklahoma's panhandle and got its name from the layer of black lava rock that coated the mesa about 30 million years ago. The Nature...

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Boise City Bombed

Boise City Bombed July 5, 1943. Still Booming July 5, 1993. Placed by Boise City area Chamber of Commerce and Cimarron County Historical Society.

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Camp Nichols

Camp Nichols, also known as Fort Nichols or Camp Nichols Ranch, was a historic fortification located in present-day Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It w...

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Cimarron County Courthouse

Listed in the National Register of Historical Places

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Cimmy the Dinosaur

Cimarronasaurus "Cimmy" Size of this Apatosaurus calculated from 80% of bones that were excavated in western Cimarron County in the 1930s...

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Dinosaur Quarry

Statue of a dinosaur bone found in the area

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Dinosaur Tracks

Located on private property, dinosaur tracks have been preserved in sandstone creek beds and are available for viewing during daylight hours. Be su...

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Fort Nichols

7 mi S.W. Established in May 1865, by Kit Carson, hero of Valverde and Brig. Gen., New Mexico Volunteers, to guard Santa Fe Trail and furnish es...

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Kenton Museum

A small native rock home built in 1902 is one of the oldest buildings in Kenton, Oklahoma. Exhibits include items that helped settle No Man's Land....

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Santa Fe Trail

Surveyed by J.C. Brown 1826-27. Heaviest traffic during California Gold Rush 1849. Abandoned on completion of A.T. & S.F. Railroad in 1880

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Sante Fe Trail - NM/OK Border

Santa Fe Trail Cimarron Route 1822 - 1880 -- Marker by the High Plains Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution -- Oklahoma

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The Mormon Battalion in the Oklahoma Panhandle

From September 23 through 27, 1846, the Mormon Battalion crossed the northwestern portion of the Oklahoma Panhandle. The little army's 500-plus vol...

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Tri-State Marker - OK, CO, NM

Marker showing where Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico meet.

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Tri-State Point - OK, KS, CO (Eight Mile Corner)

The point Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado meet.

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Tri-State Post - OK, NM, TX

A survey post marking where Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas meet.

County information from Wikipedia.
Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.